HI HR211

Convenes a Digital Gaming Advisory Group to examine and assess legislation relating to predatory or exploitive practices in digital games, particularly loot boxes and variable reward mechanisms that function similarly to slot machines.

Advisory group tasked with monitoring variable reward loot boxes offering randomized virtual items for real currency, games designed to be impossibly difficult to compel spending, games designed to encourage purchases to remain competitive, and other predatory practices.

Group membership includes a Chair and Vice-Chair appointed by the Speaker of the House, the Directors of the Department of Health and Office of Consumer Protection (or designees), a member with public education experience, and at least six members with significant digital gaming experience serving without compensation.

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

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