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- Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers want the state Supreme Court to give them 120 more days to finish skill game legislation.
- There are several House and Senate proposals on regulating skill games under consideration.
Pennsylvania lawmakers are asking the state Supreme Court for 120 more days to sort out skill games legislation, arguing the current timeline may be too tight for a final deal.
The request comes as multiple bills and competing tax plans continue to move through Harrisburg.
Bipartisan lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House and Senate have asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to extend its skill games ruling, which would move the deadline to February. In their petition, lawmakers said the General Assembly is actively working toward a compromise but acknowledged the filing comes “perilously close” to the court’s deadline.
Multiple skill games bills are still in play
The extension request lands while several skill game measures remain under consideration in the Legislature.
Senate Bill 626, which would regulate skill games, is before the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee.
In the House, Bills 2213, 2557, 2795, 2801, and 2802 are awaiting consideration in the House Gaming Oversight Committee.
Lawmakers said in their filing that they had believed the Legislature would act before the current deadline. They also noted that proposals still advancing include one that would extend the deadline itself.
Competing tax proposals remain a central issue
The policy fight is not just about whether skill games should be regulated, but how they should be taxed.
During the governor’s debate, Stacy Garrity said she would impose a flat $500 monthly tax on each skill game and said that approach would generate $300 million in annual revenue. Gov. Josh Shapiro, meanwhile, said Senate Republican leadership has not brought his skill games proposal up for a vote despite support in the House.
In his 2026-2027 state budget plan, Shapiro proposed a 52% tax rate on gross revenue from the machines.
Based on reporting by Anna Schmidt for WTAJ.
