Kentucky
General Assembly

02/28/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/14/22	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H) to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
03/16/22	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed
03/17/22	floor amendments (2) (4) (5) (6) (3-title) and (7-title) filed posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 18, 2022
03/18/22	3rd reading, passed 50-31
03/21/22	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S) taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S) to Licensing & Occupations (S)
03/22/22	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed
03/24/22	floor amendment (2) filed
03/29/22	floor amendment (3) filed posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
03/30/22	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
04/13/22	3rd reading Floor Amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn passed 24-13 with Floor Amendment (3) received in House to Rules (H)

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Piggyback?	Yes
Sponsor	K. Bratcher
Summary	Amend KRS 238.550 to exempt designated licensed charitable organizations from the two-day deposit requirement and allow weekly deposits instead; require the eligible organization's charitable gaming to be ongoing and only involve charity game tickets; limit the deposit exemption to organizations whose average weekly deposits of gross receipts and adjusted gross receipts are less than $2,500.
Index Headings	Charitable Organizations and Institutions - Charitable gaming, bank deposits Gambling - Charitable gaming, bank deposits Licensing - Charitable organizations, gaming, bank deposits State Agencies - Department of Charitable Gaming, licensee, bank deposits Piggybacked Bills - HB 462 to HB 608

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Jenkins
Summary	Propose to amend Section 226 of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to define, permit, oversee, and regulate all forms of otherwise permissible gaming; provide for the oversight and control of gaming by an administrative body funded by license fees and taxes levied on gaming; require 100% of gaming proceeds, in excess of the amount used to pay for an oversight administrative body of gaming, to go to early childhood education and childcare programs; provide ballot language for submission to voters for ratification or rejection.
Index Headings	County Clerks - Ballot access, proposed constitutional amendment, gaming Elections and Voting - Ballot access, proposed constitutional amendment, gaming Gambling - Proposed constitutional amendment, gaming Secretary of State - Gaming, ballot language, proposed constitutional amendment Tourism - Gaming, authorization Constitution, Ky. - Gaming, authorization, proposed amendment

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	J. Jenkins
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 608

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	J. Jenkins
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to establish the pari-mutuel local government fund; direct the Department for Local Government to administer the fund; divide money from the fund equally among the legislative bodies of each of Kentucky's counties; amend KRS 138.510 to deposit 10% of all pari-mutuel excise taxes paid on historical horse racing to the pari-mutuel local government fund; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings	Appropriations - Pari-mutuel excise tax, fund distribution Horses and Horse Racing - Pari-mutuel excise tax, fund distribution Local Government - Pari-mutuel excise tax, county governments, fund distribution Racing - Pari-mutuel excise tax, fund distribution State Agencies - Department for Local Government, pari-mutuel excise tax, fund distribution Taxation - Pari-mutuel excise tax, fund distribution Wagering - Pari-mutuel excise tax, fund distribution Counties - Pari-mutuel excise tax, county governments, fund distribution

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	S. Sharp
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 238 to require the Department of Charitable Gaming to promulgate administrative regulations that govern the usage of skill-based game machines by veterans groups and nonprofit organizations.
Index Headings	Boards and Commissions - Department of Charitable Gaming, skill-based game machines, regulation Charitable Organizations and Institutions - Department of Charitable Gaming, skill-based game machines, regulation

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	J. Raymond
Summary	Amend KRS 138.510 to increase the excise tax rate for historical horse racing from 1.5% of all money wagered to 5% of all money wagered.
Index Headings	Taxation - Historical horse racing, pari-mutuel excise tax Wagering - Historical horse racing, pari-mutuel excise tax Horses and Horse Racing - Historical horse racing, pari-mutuel excise tax Racing - Historical horse racing, pari-mutuel excise tax

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	J. Jenkins
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 608

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	W. Westerfield
Summary	Amend KRS 528.010, relating to gambling and gambling devices, to delete new exemptions added for gaming and gaming devices authorized under KRS Chapters 154A, 230, and 238; define "skill" and "skill game"; include skill games in the definitions of "gambling" and "gambling device."
Index Headings	Amusements and Recreation - Gambling devices, skill games, prohibition Crimes and Punishments - Gambling devices, skill games, prohibition Gambling - Skill games, prohibition Public Protection - Gambling devices, skill games, prohibition

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	P. Hornback
Summary	Delete all provisions relating to the Kentucky State Police task force; create a new section of KRS Chapter 244 to direct the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to take possession of illegal gambling devices in the state.
Index Headings	Alcoholic Beverages - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, gambling devices, seizure Amusements and Recreation - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, gambling devices, seizure Gambling - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, gambling devices, seizure Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - State alcoholic beverage enforcement, gambling devices, seizure State Agencies - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, gambling devices, seizure

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	W. Westerfield
Summary	Amend KRS 528.010, relating to gambling and gambling devices, to delete new exemptions added for gaming and gaming devices authorized under KRS Chapters 154A, 230, and 238; exclude devices used for eSports competitions from the definition of gambling device; define "skill" and "skill game"; exempt games with prizes of $50 or less from the definition of skill game; include skill games in the definitions of "gambling" and "gambling device."
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Gambling devices, skill games, prohibition Gambling - Skill games, prohibition Amusements and Recreation - Gambling devices, skill games, prohibition Public Protection - Gambling devices, skill games, prohibition