SB453 Alabama 2015 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Alabama Lottery and Alabama Lottery Corporation estab., gaming regulated at racetracks where pari-mutuel wagering currently legal, state gross receipts tax and local gross receipts tax levied, tax on vendors of gaming equipment levied, disposition of proceeds provided, Alabama Lottery and Gaming Commission created to regulate and administer gaming, Governor authorized to negotiate a compact with Poarch Band of Indians, constitutional amendment
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, lotteries and gift
enterprises are prohibited by Section 65 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill proposes an amendment to Section
65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 to
establish an Alabama Lottery and the Alabama
Lottery Corporation; to authorize and regulate
gaming by the entities currently licensed to
conduct pari-mutuel wagering at the four existing
racetracks in Alabama where pari-mutuel wagering is
currently legal; to levy a state gross receipts tax
and a local gross receipts tax on gaming revenue of
the racetracks; to levy a tax on vendors of gaming
equipment; to provide for the disposition of
lottery proceeds and state gaming tax proceeds; to
create the Alabama Lottery and Gaming Commission to
implement, regulate, and administer gaming and
regulate and supervise the Alabama Lottery and
Alabama Lottery Corporation; to authorize the
Governor to negotiate a compact for gaming with the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians; and to require the
Legislature to pass general laws to implement the
amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Proposing an amendment to Section 65 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish an Alabama
Lottery and the Alabama Lottery Corporation; to authorize and
regulate gaming by the entities currently licensed to conduct
pari-mutuel wagering at the four existing racetracks in
Alabama where pari-mutuel wagering is currently legal; to levy
a state gross receipts tax and a local gross receipts tax on
gaming revenue; to levy a tax on vendors of gaming equipment;
to provide for the disposition of lottery proceeds and state
gaming tax proceeds; to create the Alabama Lottery and Gaming
Commission to implement, regulate, and administer gaming and
regulate and supervise the Alabama Lottery and the Alabama
Lottery Corporation; to authorize the Governor to negotiate a
compact for gaming with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians; and
to require the Legislature to pass general laws to implement
the amendment.
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Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2015 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| May 14, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 5, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism and Marketing |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 14, 2015 | Room 727 at 09:30 | Senate T&M Hearing |
| Hearing | May 12, 2015 | ROOM 324, PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE at 13:00 | Senate T&M Hearing |
| Hearing | May 12, 2015 | ROOM 304, REVISION #1 *ROOM CHANGE, PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE at 13:00 | Senate T&M Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB453 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |