HB234 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Alabama Gaming Commission established, members, duties, compensation, authority to license and regulate all gambling activities, criminal and civil penalties
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Currently, there is not a state gaming
commission to regulate gambling in Alabama</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish the Alabama Gaming
Commission to regulate all aspects of gambling in
the state; would provide for the appointment of the
members, the meetings and compensation, the duties
and responsibilities of the commission; and would
provide penalties for violations of the act</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To establish the Alabama Gaming Commission to
regulate all aspects of gambling in the state; to provide for
the appointment of the members, the meetings and compensation,
the duties and responsibilities of the commission; to provide
for criminal and civil penalties for violations; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
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Subjects
Gaming Commission
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Tourism and Travel |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB234 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |