Introduced
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To exempt low stakes card games (25-cent maximum “ante” and $5 maximum "pot" and initial entry buy-in) in senior centers from state prohibitions on (private) gambling. Under current law the exemption applies only to senior citizen housing facilities.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would extend the bill's scope to senior citizens playing cards anywhere, not just in a government senior center.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that limits the bill's scope to just government senior centers, not private ones.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To remove a provision that would have limited the bill's scope by requiring there be at least 15 senior citizens who want to play cards in a senior center.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 106 to 4 (details)
To exempt low stakes card games (25-cent maximum “ante” and $5 maximum "pot" and initial entry buy-in) in government (but not private) senior centers from state prohibitions on (private) gambling. Under current law the exemption applies only to senior citizen housing facilities.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
To exempt low stakes card games (25-cent maximum “ante” and $5 maximum "pot" and initial entry buy-in) in government (but not private) senior centers from state prohibitions on (private) gambling. Under current law the exemption applies only to senior citizen housing facilities.
