SB 69 IN Passed One Chamber
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Summary
Defines "private low stakes card game" and provides a defense to certain gambling crimes if the gambling was a private low stakes card game. Defines "cheating" and makes cheating at gambling a Class A misdemeanor, and increases the penalty for the offense based on the gain obtained by cheating. Makes conforming amendments.
Sponsors (4)
- Michael Young Republican · author
- Jon Ford · author
- Greg Taylor Democratic · author
- Ben Smaltz Republican · sponsor
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Rodney Pol Democratic · coauthor
- Lonnie Randolph Democratic · coauthor
- Jim Lucas Republican · cosponsor
- Robert Morris Republican · cosponsor
Action history (14)
- Jan 4, 2022 Authored by Senator Young M · upper
- Jan 4, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy · upper
- Jan 27, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Jan 27, 2022 Senator Ford Jon added as second author · upper
- Jan 27, 2022 Senator Taylor G added as third author · upper
- Jan 27, 2022 Senator Pol added as coauthor · upper
- Jan 31, 2022 Amendment #1 (Pol) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Jan 31, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
- Jan 31, 2022 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 141: yeas 42, nays 6 · upper
- Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Smaltz · upper
- Feb 1, 2022 Cosponsors: Representatives Lucas and Morris · upper
- Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
- Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy · lower
Subjects
CRIMES AND OFFENSES generallyCRIMES AND OFFENSES, Offenses Against Public Health, Order and DecencyGAMBLING AND GAMES OF CHANCE
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