SB333 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Scott Beason

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Gambling activities, including lotteries, gift enterprises, bingo, pari-mutuel wagering, or other games of chance, prohibited, any proposed constitutional amendment authorizing gambling required to be subject to statewide vote, Section 65 (Section 65, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., Amendments 386, 387, 413, 440, 506, 508, 542, 549, 550, 565, 569, 599, 600, 612, 674, 692, 732, 743, and 744, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, repealed, const. amend.

Description

This bill proposes an amendment to 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.

This proposed amendment would specify that the Legislature would have no power to authorize any gambling activity including lotteries, gift enterprises, bingo, or other games of chance and would specify such activity is illegal. The proposed amendment would specify that the Legislature shall pass laws to further prohibit such gambling activity.

The proposed amendment would provide what is deemed a game of chance.

This proposed amendment would provide that any proposed constitutional amendment authorizing any gambling activity would be subject to a statewide vote.

This bill would repeal Amendments 386, 387, 413, 440, 506, 508, 542, 549, 550, 565, 569, 599, 600, 612, 674, 692, 732, 743, and 744 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments