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.
Further Consideration
Black motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Tourism and Travel
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 611
Bedford Substitute adopted Roll Call 610.
Petition to close debate adopted Roll Call 609.
Means motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Keahey first Substitute Offered
Little (Z) motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Bedford Amendment Offered
Bedford first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism and Marketing
Source: Alabama Legislature