SB321 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bobby D. SingletonSenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Greene Co., bingo on electronic machines or devices authorized for licensed racetracks, Greene Co. Gaming Commission, established, const. amend.
Summary: SB 321 would repeal the current Greene County bingo amendment and create a Greene County Gaming Commission to regulate bingo played on electronic machines, with new taxes and revenue distributions to county and local entities.
What This Bill Does
It repeals Amendment 743 and authorizes bingo in Greene County to be played on electronic machines or devices approved under federal law, limited to licensed bingo licensees. It establishes a tax framework that includes a 2% state gross receipts tax, a 10% local gross receipts tax, and a 3% local vendor tax on bingo-related revenue, with detailed allocations to county agencies, municipalities, schools, and nonprofits. It creates the Greene County Gaming Commission to license, regulate, and supervise bingo and to enforce related laws, while outlining membership rules, terms, and ethics/open records requirements.

Who It Affects
Bingo licensees (businesses) would need licensing from the Greene County Gaming Commission, operate within rules, and pay the new state and local taxes and vendor taxes.
Bingo game vendors (equipment providers) would pay a local vendor tax and have tax proceeds distributed to the county, municipalities, and nonprofits.
Greene County and its municipalities, the Board of Education, Firefighters Association, E-911 district, Hospital and Nursing Home, Industrial Development Board, Ambulance Service, Housing Authority, and local nonprofits would receive specified shares of the local tax revenue.
Residents in Greene County, including players who must be at least 19 years old, and local government agencies, would be affected by the regulation and funding changes; individuals with felony convictions are restricted from serving as bingo licensees.

Key Provisions
Repeals Amendment 743 and allows bingo in Greene County to be played on electronic machines or devices, with licensing by the Greene County Gaming Commission and rules adopted for operation.
Imposes a 2% state gross receipts tax and a 10% local gross receipts tax on bingo gaming revenue, plus a 3% local vendor tax, with specific allocations to county, municipal entities, and nonprofits and dedicated distributions for public services.

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Subjects: Constitutional Amendments