Bill to outlaw gray machines was revived today.

A hasty motion on the House floor led to the resurrection of that bill that had been tabled last week.

Skill games or gray machines, as opponents call them, are slot light machines that have populated truck stops, restaurants and bars.

Estimates are that there are thousands of them in those locations across the Commonwealth.

Lexington Republican Killian Timothy's House Bill 594 makes them illegal.

On the floor today, the House speaker made this motion, which was challenged by Democratic leadership.

Pursuant to House Rule 11, Section 341, Dash one and 492 of Masons Manual, a move that House Bill 594 as amended by House committee substitute one in the House floor, Amendment one be taken from their table and resume consideration.

The motion is to take House Bill 594 from the table and resume its consideration.

The motion is not debatable, or more state your point.

According to Rule 14, the motion to reconsider states procedural motions such as a motion to lay on the table or lay on the clerk's desk shall not be subject on motion to reconsider.

As stated East.

A ruling allowed action on the bill to proceed, and without debate.

The measure was resurrected and approved by the House 64 to 32.

It now heads to the Senate for consideration there, while the Kentucky Merchants and Amusement Coalition, who's been lobbying for the regulation of gray machines as they believe they're already legal, issued this statement that reads in part, quote, It's unfortunate that even after so many Kentucky small business owners contacted their legislators about the benefits of skill games, and even after it became clear that many House members were not in favor of voting on this legislation last week, that several lawmakers decided to call HB 594 for a vote and pass it today.

It goes on to say it's no secret that this is a Churchill Downs backed bill.

While they seek to ban a few skill games that are helping struggling small businesses, they simultaneously pushed a bill that gives the track's exclusive rights to sports wagering, which ironically passed the committee today.

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