Pennsylvania State Lawmaker Proposes Sales Tax on Violent Video Games

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His proposal has been referred to the House Committee on Education and Committee on Finance. According to him, he will not push the bill on the House until he has full understanding of its constitutionality.

Democratic State Representatives Carol Hill-Evans and Ed Neilson co-sponsored HB-109.

In March last year, President Donald Trump met with video game industry representatives, parents groups, and lawmakers about violence. The President suggested that violent video games and maybe a contributing factor to school shootings.

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At the time, ESA representatives discussed scientific studies establishing that there is no link between video games and violence. They also stated that video games are covered by the First Amendment.