HB708 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Alvin Holmes

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Gambling, constitutional amendments in Jefferson, Madison, Montgomery, Mobile, Etowah Calhoun, St. Clair, Walker, Covington, Macon, Houston, Morgan, Russell, Lowndes, Limestone, and Greene Counties and City of Jasper, authorizing bingo to be conducted by or on behalf of nonprofit organizations repealed, const. amend.

Summary

HB708 would repeal several local constitutional amendments that authorize bingo by nonprofit organizations in multiple Alabama counties and the City of Jasper.

What This Bill Does

The bill proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal specific local amendments that currently authorize nonprofit bingo in Jefferson, Madison, Montgomery, Mobile, Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, Walker counties and the City of Jasper, Covington, Houston, Morgan, Russell, Lowndes, Limestone, Greene, and Macon counties. If voters approve the repeal, those local authorizations would be removed from the Alabama Constitution. This could end legal bingo in those areas unless other laws still allow it. A public vote is required, with the exact ballot language describing what is being repealed.

Who It Affects

• Residents of Jefferson, Madison, Montgomery, Mobile, Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, Walker counties, the City of Jasper, Covington, Houston, Morgan, Russell, Lowndes, Limestone, Greene, and Macon counties (in areas where bingo is currently authorized).
• Nonprofit organizations that conduct or would conduct bingo in those counties or the City of Jasper, as their local constitutional authorization would be repealed.
• Voters statewide, who would decide via a ballot measure whether to repeal the listed amendments.

Key Provisions

• Section 1 repeals Amendments 386 and 600 in Jefferson County; Amendment 387 in Madison County; Amendment 413 in Montgomery County; Amendment 440 in Mobile County; Amendment 506 in Etowah County; Amendment 508 in Calhoun County; Amendment 542 in St. Clair County; Amendment 549 in Walker County; Amendment 550 in the City of Jasper; Amendment 565 in Covington County; Amendment 569 in Houston County; Amendment 599 in Morgan County; Amendment 612 in Russell County; Amendment 674 in Lowndes County; Amendment 692 in Limestone County; Amendment 743 in Greene County; and Amendments 732 and 744 in Macon County, repealing the authorization for bingo by nonprofit organizations.
• Section 2 provides that an election on the proposed amendment shall be held in accordance with existing constitutional sections, with the outcome determined by a majority of qualified electors voting on the measure.
• Section 3 requires the ballot to describe the substance of the proposed amendment and the exact repeals, and to present the yes/no options to voters.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments