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BETHLEHEM (Jan 25) -
Senator Lisa M. Boscola today
announced that she has introduced
two pieces of legislation
prohibiting members of the General
Assembly, all other public officials
and their immediate family members
from having any financial interest
in licensed gambling entities.
Senate Resolution 7 specifically
amends the Senate rules and is a
temporary measure for Senators only
until the General Assembly passes
meaningful legislation that will
include all members of the State
Legislature and all other public
officials. The other measure, Senate
Bill 75, goes further by
specifically amending Title 65, the
Public Officials statute, and not
the new slots law.
“This is the right thing to do,”
Boscola said. “Members of the
General Assembly, public officials
and their family members should not
be profiteering through this new
law,” said Boscola.
Last year, the House and Senate
approved Senate Bill 1209, which was
later vetoed by Governor Rendell due
to several amendments that were
attached and unrelated to the
financial interest issue of gaming.
Since SB 75 amends Title 65, it
could not be “watered down” by other
amendments.
“There is no doubt that a
stand-alone prohibition would pass
the General Assembly,” Boscola said.
“These proposals provide the
legislature with an opportunity to
enact true reform of the gaming
law,” said Boscola.
Boscola added, “The current law does
not encompass good government. We
need to correct this problem to
ensure that the process of providing
real property tax relief moves
forward without any ethical
concerns. The citizens of the
Commonwealth deserve no less.”
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