Pennsylvania HB 2432: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for regulations.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3237
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2432
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY MUSTELLO, M. BROWN, COOPER, KAUFFMAN, ROWE, BANTA
AND BERNSTINE, APRIL 20, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, APRIL 21, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156),
entitled "An act providing for the licensing of eligible
organizations to conduct games of chance, for the licensing
of persons to distribute games of chance, for the
registration of manufacturers of games of chance, and for
suspensions and revocations of licenses and permits;
requiring records; providing for local referendum by
electorate; and prescribing penalties," in games of chance,
further providing for prize limits, providing for raffle
prize limits and further providing for licensing of eligible
organizations and for special permits; and, in club
licensees, further providing for distribution of proceeds.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 302(a), (b), (c), (c.1), (d) and (d.1) of
the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the
Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, are amended to read:
Section 302. Prize limits.
(a) Individual prize limit.--[Except as provided under
subsections (d) and (d.1), the] The maximum prize which may be
awarded for any single chance shall be [$2,000] $3,000.
(b) Aggregate prize limit.--No more than [$35,000] $50,000
in prizes shall be awarded from games of chance by a licensed
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eligible organization in any seven-day period.
[(c) Raffle prize limit.--Up to $15,000 in prizes may be
awarded in raffles in any calendar month.
(c.1) Total limit.--All prizes awarded under this section
shall be subject to the aggregate prize limits under subsection
(b).
(d) Exception for raffles.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)
or (c), a licensed eligible organization may conduct a raffle
under section 308 and award a prize or prizes valued in excess
of $3,000 each only under the following conditions:
(1) The licensing authority has issued a special permit
for the raffle under section 308.
(2) A licensed eligible organization shall be eligible
to receive no more than ten special permits in any licensed
term except that a volunteer fire, ambulance, rescue or
conservation organization that is not a club licensee shall
be eligible to receive 12 special permits in any licensed
term.
(3) Only one raffle may be conducted under each special
permit issued under section 308.
(4) Except as provided under subsection (d.1), the total
of all prizes awarded under this subsection shall be no more
than $150,000 per calendar year, which shall not be subject
to the aggregate limit under subsection (b) or (c).
(d.1) Additional award.--A volunteer fire, ambulance, rescue
or conservation organization may, in addition to the total under
subsection (d)(4), award up to $100,000 from raffles which shall
not be subject to the aggregate limit under subsection (b), (c)
or (d).]
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Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 302.1. Raffle prize limits.
(a) Raffle prize limit.--The maximum prize which may be
awarded for a raffle shall be $5,000.
(b) Monthly raffle prize limit.--Up to $30,000 in prizes may
be awarded in raffles in a calendar month.
(c) Exception for raffles.--A licensed eligible organization
may conduct a raffle under section 308 and award a prize or
prizes valued in excess of $5,000 each only under the following
conditions:
(1) The licensing authority has issued a special permit
for the raffle under section 308.
(2) There shall be no limit on the number of special
permits a licensed eligible organization may obtain under
section 308.
(3) Only one raffle may be conducted under each special
permit issued under section 308.
(4) Except as provided under subsection (d), the total
of all prizes awarded under this subsection shall be no more
than $300,000 per calendar year, which is not subject to the
limit under subsection (a).
(d) Additional award.--A volunteer fire, ambulance, rescue
or conservation organization may, in addition to the total under
subsection (c)(4), award up to $500,000 which is not subject to
the limit under subsection (a).
Section 3. Section 307(a), (b) and (b.2) of the act are
amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
Section 307. Licensing of eligible organizations.
(a) License required.--The following shall apply:
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(1) An eligible organization shall not conduct or
operate games of chance unless the eligible organization has
obtained a valid license as follows:
(i) A regular license which must be renewed
annually.
(ii) A monthly license which permits the eligible
organization to conduct games of