HB10 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Alabama Public Transportation Trust Fund, established, ADECA required to administer trust fund; Public Transportation Trust Fund Advisory Committee, created.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, lotteries and gift
enterprises are prohibited</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would propose an amendment to
Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
to establish an Alabama Lottery to fund
scholarships and to create an Alabama Lottery
Corporation to implement and to regulate the
operation of the lottery</p><p class="bill_description">
The amendment dedicates the net proceeds
from the lottery to the Lottery Trust Fund for
scholarships for students to attend a public two-
or four-year college located in Alabama</p><p class="bill_description">
The amendment also establishes the Lottery
Trust Fund and authorizes 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, 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 Lottery Trust Fund for scholarships
for students to attend a public two- or four-year college
located in Alabama; and to authorize the Legislature to
implement the amendment through enabling legislation.
</p>
Subjects
Transportation
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB10 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |