2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1373

Gambling; criminal prohibitions on gambling for coin operated amusement machines; revise certain exceptions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to gambling, so as to revise certain exceptions from the criminal prohibitions on gambling for coin operated amusement machines; to expand such exceptions to coin operated amusement machines that may be operated for the play of poker, blackjack, any other card game, or keno; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Regulated Industries
Last status date: February 20, 2026
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Regulated Industries
Author: Jordan Ridley
Co-sponsors: Jason Ridley Mitchell Horner Demetrius Douglas

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Committee referrals

February 19, 2026 · House

Regulated Industries

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

February 20, 2026
House House Second Readers
February 19, 2026
House House First Readers
February 18, 2026
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2119499
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1373.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00