HB738 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joseph C. Mitchell

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

James O. Gordon

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Mobile Co., bingo authorized by nonprofit organizations for charitable and education purposes, regulated by sheriff, penalties, Amendment 440 (Section 1, Mobile County, Local Amendments, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), repealed, const.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. 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 Mobile County to permit the operation of bingo by nonprofit organizations for charitable, educational, or other lawful purposes and would repeal Amendment 440 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, authorizing bingo for charitable programs in Mobile County.

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Subjects

Mobile County