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Committee holds bill to expand gaming-disorder prevention fund pending updated expenditure report
Summary
Committee members declined to move Senate Bill 2205 forward and asked for an updated report on past expenditures and program outcomes. Members cited a large fiscal note and outdated data; previous funding in a prior session was roughly $500,000, according to discussion.
The House Judiciary Committee did not act on Senate Bill 2205, a measure related to the gaming-disorder prevention and treatment fund, and members asked for an updated report on how previously allocated funds were spent before taking further action.
Committee members said the bill carries a significant fiscal note or potential loss of revenue and that testimony presented to the committee relied on data that some members described as outdated. One member recalled that negotiators in a previous session had discussed higher funding levels but ultimately settled on about $500,000 for the prior allocation; committee members asked staff or the fund’s administrators to provide a current accounting of expenditures and service counts from the last biennium.
Members also raised staffing and FTE questions and said they did not want to add an extra position without clearer evidence of need. Several committee members recommended waiting for the requested financial and operational report before scheduling further action on the bill.
No formal committee vote was taken on the measure at this meeting; the committee put the bill on hold pending the requested information.
