BINGO ACT-RAISE PRIZE LIMITS
Summary
Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. For restricted licenses (those licenses that are issued to senior citizens organizations) raises the maximum price for a single card from 5 cents to $1 and raises the maximum aggregate retail value of all prizes and merchandise that may be awarded in one game of bingo from $1 to $20.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
Mar 2003
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · House Mar 28, 2003
How they voted
54–45
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 106
Mar 28, 2003
D
Democratic59
62% Yea
R
Republican47
59% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 14, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (54-45-7)
house
Mar 27, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 6, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 006-001-000
lower
Jan 30, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Revenue Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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