HB575 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2010

Session

3

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Earl F. Hilliard
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Merika Coleman Lawrence McAdory
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Jefferson Co., bingo, authorized for certain charitable or educational purposes, regulation by sheriff, penalties, Amendment 386 (Section 2, Jefferson County, Local Amendments, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), repealed, const. amend.
Description: Under existing constitutional law, lotteries, gift enterprises, and any schemes in the nature of a lottery are prohibited. Bingo has been established by case law to be prohibited by Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 65 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. Specific counties which ratified local constitutional amendments permitting the operation of bingo for certain charitable or educational purposes are removed from the prohibition.
This bill would propose a local constitutional amendment for Jefferson County to permit the operation of bingo by nonprofit organizations for charitable, educational, or other lawful purposes.
This bill would repeal Amendment No. 386 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 2, Local Amendments, Jefferson County, Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to the operation of bingo games by or on behalf of nonprofit organizations in Jefferson County.
Subjects: Jefferson County

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Jefferson County Legislation