Committee favors sweeping clarification on sweepstakes machines after tabling Rutherford amendment
Jan 29, 2026
Jan 29, 2026
The House Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to Senate Bill 3 to close a sweepstakes loophole used for electronic gambling devices, after tabling an amendment that would have made magistrate rulings binding on law enforcement by a 14–6 vote.
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The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to give Senate Bill 3 a favorable report after a lengthy debate over whether magistrate-court determinations should bind law enforcement.
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