SB380 Alabama 2010 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Bingo, conduct and operation of authorized, State Gaming Commission, established to regulate and enforce, subject to Ethics Law and Open Meetings Act, levy of tax and license fees authorized, distrib. determined by Legislature, certain campaign contributions prohibited, Special Legislative Session for implementation, notice, const. amend. (2010-20730)

Description

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize federally recognized bingo at points of destination in each of the current seven Congressional Districts of the state, to levy taxes on federally recognized bingo operations, to distribute the proceeds to the Education Trust Fund and the General Fund for the benefit of the state Medicaid program, as well as to any county that has no local bingo constitutional amendment, to limit federally recognized bingo throughout the state while enhancing tourism through the creation of points of destination, to create a State Gaming Commission to regulate bingo in Alabama and enforce the gambling laws of the state, and to relieve operators of maritime gaming on cruise ships docked in Mobile from the application of certain laws in the state that adversely affect maritime gaming on cruise ships

To amend the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize federally recognized bingo in each of the current seven Congressional Districts of the state, levy taxes on federally recognized bingo games and distribute the proceeds, limit federally recognized bingo throughout the state while enhancing tourism through the creation of points of destination, create a State Gaming Commission for the regulation of bingo games and for the enforcement of the gambling laws of the state, and to relieve operators of maritime gaming on cruise ships docked in Mobile from the application of certain laws in the state that adversely affect maritime gaming on cruise ships.

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
April 21, 2010		Further Consideration
April 21, 2010		Black motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
April 21, 2010		Third Reading Carried Over
April 13, 2010		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 6, 2010		Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Tourism and Travel
April 1, 2010		Engrossed
March 30, 2010		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 611
March 30, 2010		Bedford Substitute adopted Roll Call 610.
March 30, 2010		Petition to close debate adopted Roll Call 609.
March 30, 2010		Means motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
March 30, 2010		Keahey first Substitute Offered
March 30, 2010		Little (Z) motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
March 30, 2010		Bedford Amendment Offered
March 30, 2010		Bedford first Substitute Offered
March 30, 2010		Third Reading Passed
February 9, 2010		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 4, 2010		Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism and Marketing