Oct. 13, 2015
HARRISBURG—Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) was recently appointed to serve on the House Gaming Oversight Committee, which has legislative oversight of local small games of chance and bingo, local disbursement of casino gambling revenues, and the operations and regulations of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
“The Gaming Oversight Committee will likely play an integral part in finding new, innovative revenue solutions for the state’s budget deficit that do not raise taxes,” Ortitay said. “I am anxious to get to work on that and other important gaming-related issues impacting our Commonwealth.”
Within the legislative process, all bills are first sent to and reviewed by committees. During the committee process, amendments can be offered, discussions on the bills take place and sometimes public or informational hearings are held to gather more information on a legislative issue before a vote is taken on whether or not to advance a bill for a vote before the full House.
With this update to Ortitay’s committee assignments, the representative will serve on the following four standing committees for the 2015-16 legislative session: Aging and Older Adult Services, Gaming Oversight, Human Services, and Tourism and Recreational Development.
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Representative Jason Ortitay
46th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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