HB282 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mary MooreRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

John W. RogersJuandalynn Givan

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Alabama lottery, Alabama Lottery Corporation established, distribution of proceeds, duties and power terminated after a specified time, Section 65, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, am'd, const. amd.

Summary

HB282 would amend Alabama’s Constitution to create a state lottery and a governing Alabama Lottery Corporation, with proceeds split to education, general fund, and corrections, and to terminate the lottery after a set period.

What This Bill Does

It would allow the creation and regulation of an Alabama Lottery and establish a dedicated Lottery Corporation to run it. Net proceeds would go into a Lottery Trust Fund and be distributed as 40% to the General Fund, 40% to the Education Trust Fund, and 20% to the Department of Corrections, without replacing existing education funding. The measure would require enabling laws to implement it and would terminate the lottery after ten years, with winding down beginning in the tenth year.

Who It Affects

• Students and education programs would be affected because 40% of net lottery proceeds would be directed to the Education Trust Fund to support education (without replacing existing funds).
• State government and public services would be affected because 40% of net proceeds would go to the General Fund and 20% to the Department of Corrections, influencing funding for state programs and corrections.

Key Provisions

• Proposes a constitutional amendment to Section 65 to establish an Alabama Lottery and Alabama Lottery Corporation to regulate and administer it.
• Net lottery proceeds are deposited into a Lottery Trust Fund, separate from other state funds, until allocated for specified purposes.
• Proceeds distribution: 40% to the State General Fund, 40% to the Education Trust Fund, and 20% to the Alabama Department of Corrections.
• Funds may not be used to replace or supplant existing education funding; the Education Trust Fund cannot be substituted with lottery dollars for ongoing education programs.
• Legislature may enact enabling general laws to implement the amendment and define necessary terms.
• The Alabama Lottery Corporation may enter into reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions for operation and promotion of lotteries.
• All interest earnings on Lottery Trust Fund money must be allocated to the same purposes listed (General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Corrections).
• The lottery and the Alabama Lottery Corporation would terminate on December 31 of the tenth year after adoption, with wind-down starting January 1 of that tenth year.
• A public election is required to approve the constitutional amendment (majority of qualified electors).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Lotteries