The Kentucky lawmaker behind a bill that would ban so-called “gray games,” also known as “skill games,” on Friday said he’s not giving up the fight even though his proposal was tabled by colleagues just hours earlier.
In a chaotic scene on the House floor, a 42-35 vote that included 23 members sitting out was enough to shelve House Bill 594. That vote came less than 24 hours after the House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee passed an amended version of the bill sponsored by state Rep. Killian Timoney, R-Nicholasville, by a 13-7 vote.
The bill could be revived. However, it would take 51 House members to call for that.
In a chaotic scene on the House floor, a 42-35 vote that included 23 members sitting out was enough to shelve House Bill 594. That vote came less than 24 hours after the House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee passed an amended version of the bill sponsored by state Rep. Killian Timoney, R-Nicholasville, by a 13-7 vote.
The bill could be revived. However, it would take 51 House members to call for that.