AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (Allows social gaming in private residences and in public taverns or private clubs so long as the gambling is incidental to a bona fide social relationship between the participants and only participants receive anything of value.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2019
Last action Apr 2, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Apr 2, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/02/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
03/21/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
MA
Michael A. Morin
DDemocratic
P
SR
Stephen R. Ucci
DDemocratic
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