HB10 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Alabama Public Transportation Trust Fund, established, ADECA required to administer trust fund; Public Transportation Trust Fund Advisory Committee, created.

Summary

A constitutional amendment would create an Alabama Lottery run by a new Alabama Lottery Corporation, with net proceeds used to fund scholarships for students at Alabama public colleges and to establish a Lottery Trust Fund to manage those funds.

What This Bill Does

It would establish the Alabama Lottery and a governing Alabama Lottery Corporation to operate and regulate it. Net lottery proceeds would first pay administrative costs and prizes; any remaining money would go into a Lottery Trust Fund to fund scholarships for Alabama citizens to attend public two-year or four-year colleges in Alabama. The Legislature would pass enabling laws to implement the amendment, and the Lottery Corporation could enter reciprocal agreements and authorize games of chance approved by the Corporation. The measure would not affect pari-mutuel betting or bingo under existing law.

Who It Affects

• Alabama students and families who would receive up to two-year scholarships to attend Alabama public two-year or four-year colleges (funded by lottery proceeds).
• Alabama residents and the state's public colleges/universities and government entities, who would see the creation of a state lottery, a governing Lottery Corporation, and a dedicated Lottery Trust Fund to manage and distribute scholarship funds.

Key Provisions

• Proposes amending Section 65 of the Alabama Constitution to establish an Alabama Lottery, an Alabama Lottery Corporation, and a Lottery Trust Fund; allocate net lottery proceeds to scholarships for Alabama citizens attending public two- or four-year colleges in Alabama.
• Net proceeds shall first cover lottery administration and prizes; remaining proceeds are deposited into the Lottery Trust Fund to be disbursed as scholarships.
• The Alabama Lottery Corporation would regulate and administer the lottery, may enter reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions, and may authorize games of chance including the sale of lottery tickets, subject to approval by the Corporation.
• The Legislature would implement the amendment with general law; acts enacted in the same session that implement the amendment may be validated; the amendment supersedes conflicting laws to the extent of inconsistency.
• The amendment does not affect pari-mutuel betting or bingo as governed by existing laws.

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

Subjects

Transportation