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TO MAKE OPERATION OF AN ILLEGAL ONLINE CASINO OR SPORTS BETTING A FELONY; TO CREATE THE INTERACTIVE GAMING ACT; TO REGULATE INTERNET GAMING AND INCLUDE NAME, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS GAMES AND GAMING; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Latest action: Recommended for study in the Interim by the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Interim study: ISP-2025-067 (Filed)
| Sponsor | Role |
|---|---|
| Duffield | lead |
| J. Scott | primary |
| Barnes | cosponsor |
| F. Allen | cosponsor |
| J. Richardson | cosponsor |
| K. Ferguson | cosponsor |
| McGruder | cosponsor |
| Perry | cosponsor |
| When | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT | House | Filed |
| Mar 19, 2025, 5:22 p.m. CT | House | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE |
| Mar 31, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT | House | Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. |
| Mar 31, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT | House | Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. |
| Mar 31, 2025, 2:08 p.m. CT | House | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED |
| Apr 1, 2025, 8:54 a.m. CT | House | Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. |
| Apr 1, 2025, 8:54 a.m. CT | House | Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. |
| Apr 1, 2025, 10:36 a.m. CT | House | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED |
| Apr 7, 2025, 8:44 a.m. CT | House | WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR |
| Apr 7, 2025, 8:45 a.m. CT | House | Recommended for study in the Interim by the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE |
Meetings
| When | Meeting | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT | House Judiciary Committee · Committee Room 149 | Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar |
Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Duffield, filed Mar 20, 2025, 4:45 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1861 TO MAKE OPERATION OF AN ILLEGAL ONLINE CASINO OR SPORTS BETTING A FELONY; TO CREATE; H2 (House) by Duffield, filed Mar 31, 2025, 4:34 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1861 TO MAKE OPERATION OF AN ILLEGAL ONLINE CASINO OR SPORTS BETTING A FELONY; TO CREATE.
| Number | Chamber | Sponsor | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | House | Duffield | Mar 20, 2025, 4:45 p.m. CT |
| H2 | House | Duffield | Mar 31, 2025, 4:34 p.m. CT |
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