---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, in club licensees, further providing for distribution of proceeds."
description: "An Act amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, in club licensees, further providing for distribution of proceeds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 1159"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1159 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8e40a2d-568c-4df8-aba6-8c8db4d84400"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1159"
source_hash: "f3d93e98238ff763c43188b615b124126c7be5a8f22684f732b0b3f6c8f6dbdd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania SB 1159 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, in club licensees, further providing for distribution of proceeds.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 1507** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1159&pn=1507)

## Votes

- Committee vote (COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT): Reported as Committed — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 1159 PN 1507, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brooks — primary (person)
- Argall — cosponsor (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Laughlin — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1507 Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 49 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8e40a2d-568c-4df8-aba6-8c8db4d84400`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).