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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2879: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for online gambling public health and consumer protection; and establishing a restricted account within the Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund and the Online Problem Gambling Public Health Task Force.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2879 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for online gambling public health and consumer protection; and establishing a restricted account within the Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund and the Online Problem Gambling Public Health Task Force. Primary sponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 21, 2026): Referred to Gaming Oversight.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tarik KhanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Dan DeasyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Jamie FlickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Joe McAndrewCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Bob MerskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Gaming Oversight

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source