THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY M. O'BRIEN, SCHRODER, YOUNGBLOOD, CLYMER, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DALEY, DeLUCA, GOODMAN, KIRKLAND, MURT, READSHAW, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, THOMAS, VULAKOVICH AND WAGNER, OCTOBER 12, 2011

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 2, 2011   

AN ACT

Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for general and specific powers;

and providing for child endangerment protection.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1202(b) of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 1202.  General and specific powers.

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(b)  Specific powers.--The board shall have the specific

power and duty:

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(35)  To levy fines against a licensed entity or licensed

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facility or any affiliate, intermediary, subsidiary or

holding company of a licensed entity or licensed facility for

two or more violations in a one-year period of individuals

leaving a child under 14 years of age unattended in the

vehicle on property that is owned, leased or controlled by a

licensed facility or an affiliate, intermediary, subsidiary

or holding company of a licensed entity or licensed facility.

Section 2.  Title 4 is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 1509.2.  Child endangerment protection.

(a)  Warning.--Each slot machine licensee shall provide a

warning to all persons regarding the violations of leaving a

child unattended in a vehicle in its parking area. Each licensee

shall conspicuously post the following statement:

Any person who leaves a child unattended in a vehicle on this

property while visiting the casino is subject to criminal

penalties and will be banned from casinos in this

Commonwealth.

The statement shall be posted in clear view in the parking

areas, at each entrance and in other appropriate public areas of

the licensed facility as determined by the slot machine

licensee.

(b)  Fine.--A slot machine licensee that fails to post the

signs in accordance with subsection (a) shall be assessed a fine

of $1,000 a day for each day the minimum number of signs is not

posted.

(c)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term "parking

area" means all parcels of land and improvements owned by the

slot machine licensee or its affiliate, intermediary, subsidiary

or holding company that are contiguous with or adjoined directly

to the licensed facility where vehicles park.

(35)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to levy

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fines against a licensed gaming entity or any affiliate,

intermediary, subsidiary or holding company of a licensed

gaming entity for two or more violations in a one-year period

of individuals leaving a child under 14 years of age

unattended in a vehicle on property, including a parking

area, that is owned, leased or controlled by a licensed

gaming entity or any affiliate, intermediary, subsidiary or

holding company of a licensed gaming entity.

Section 2.  Title 4 is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 1509.2.  Child endangerment protection.

(a)  Posting of signs.--

(1)  Each licensed gaming entity shall  post signs

regarding the violation of leaving a child under 14 years of

age unattended in a vehicle on its property or in its parking

areas and the penalties for such violation.

(2)  The signs shall be posted in clear view in the

parking areas, at each entrance and exit and in other

appropriate public areas of the licensed facility as

determined by the licensed gaming entity and as approved by

the board.

(3)  The board shall determine the written content and

minimum number of signs to be posted at each licensed

facility.

(b)  Fine.--A licensed gaming entity that fails to post the

signs in accordance with subsection (a) shall be assessed a fine

of $1,000 a day for each day the minimum number of signs is not

posted.

(c)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term "parking

area" means all parcels of land, buildings and improvements

owned, leased or controlled by a licensed gaming entity or any

affiliate, intermediary, subsidiary or holding company of a

licensed gaming entity that are associated with or contiguous

with or adjoined directly to the licensed facility and in which

or on which vehicles park.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.