HB471 Alabama 2015 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, lotteries and gift enterprises are prohibited
This bill would propose an amendment to Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish an Alabama Lottery to fund programs within the Alabama Medicaid Agency, to create an Alabama Lottery Corporation to implement and to regulate the operation of such lottery, and to prohibit the operation of casinos in the State
The amendment dedicates the net proceeds from the lottery to the State General Fund for programs within the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The amendment establishes the Lottery Trust Fund and authorizes the Legislature to pass general laws to implement the amendment
Proposing 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, to establish an Alabama Lottery; to establish an Alabama Lottery Corporation; to establish the Lottery Trust Fund; to provide for the allocation of the lottery proceeds to the State General Fund for programs within the Alabama Medicaid Agency; to authorize the Legislature to implement the amendment through enabling legislation; and to prohibit the operation of casinos in the State.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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| April 9, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB471 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |