HCR 244 Summary

• Establishes a Digital Gaming Advisory Group to examine and assess legislation relating to predatory or exploitative practices in digital games, particularly variable reward loot boxes and gambling-like mechanisms.

• Advisory Group to monitor effects of loot boxes and randomized virtual items purchased with real currency, games designed to be impossible without additional purchases, games requiring purchases to remain competitive, and other predatory practices.

• Working group composition includes a Chair and Vice-Chair appointed by the House Speaker, Director of Health or designee, Director of Office of Consumer Protection or designee, one public education member, and at least six members with digital gaming experience, serving without compensation.

• Legislative Reference Bureau to provide staff support and administrative services; simple majority approval required for group actions with three members constituting a quorum.

• Group must submit findings and recommendations no later than twenty days before the 2019 Regular Session and ceases to exist on January 1, 2021.