HB112 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Lottery, authorized, Alabama Lottery Corporation, created, distrib. of revenues for college scholarships, Sec. 65, Constitution of Alabama of 1901 am'd., const. amend.

Summary

This bill would amend the Alabama Constitution to create an Alabama Lottery and Lottery Corporation to fund scholarships for Alabama students through lottery proceeds.

What This Bill Does

It would authorize establishing an Alabama Lottery by general law and set up an Alabama Lottery Corporation to operate and regulate it. Net lottery proceeds would first cover operating costs and prizes, with the remaining funds deposited into the Lottery Trust Fund. Those funds would be used exclusively to provide up to two-year scholarships for Alabama citizens to attend public two- or four-year colleges in Alabama. The Legislature could implement the amendment through general laws, and the measure would require voter approval; existing legal activities like pari-mutuel betting and bingo would not be affected.

Who It Affects

• Alabama students who want to attend public two- or four-year colleges in Alabama would be eligible for scholarships funded by the Lottery Trust Fund.
• Alabama voters and residents would decide on the constitutional amendment to allow a state lottery and would be able to participate in the lottery under future laws, as regulated by the new Alabama Lottery Corporation.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Alabama Lottery and the Alabama Lottery Corporation to administer and regulate the lottery under general law.
• Creates the Lottery Trust Fund in the State Treasury to hold net lottery proceeds after expenses and prizes until disbursed for scholarships.
• Allocates Lottery Trust Fund money exclusively to provide up to two-year scholarships for Alabama citizens attending Alabama public colleges (two- or four-year).
• Allows the Lottery Corporation to enter reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions and to operate only games approved by the Corporation (including the sale of lottery tickets).
• Authorizes the Legislature to implement the amendment by general law; confirms related acts and actions as valid for implementation.
• States that the amendment does not affect or limit legal activities like pari-mutuel betting and bingo existing at the time of its effect, and supersedes conflicting laws if applicable.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments