SBIR: Marsh motion to Adopt Roll Call 217
Yes
25
Absent
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SB214 Alabama 2021 Session
Updated Apr 28, 2021
SB214 Alabama 2021 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2021
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Del MarshRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2021
- Title
- Gaming, Alabama Education Lottery established, Alabama Education Lottery Corporation and Alabama Gaming Commission estab. to license and regulate gaming, negotiation of compact with Poarch Creek Indians Authority, const. amend.
- Description
Under existing law, lotteries and gift enterprises are prohibited by Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.
This bill proposes an amendment to Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish the Alabama Education Lottery and the Alabama Education Lottery Corporation and require the Legislature to enact one or more general laws to provide for the duties, powers, authority, and composition of the corporation.
The proposed amendment would also create the Alabama Gaming Commission to supervise the conduct of bingo, charitable bingo, sports wagering and casino-style games in the state.
The proposed amendment would provide that casino-style games and sports wagering may be operated only at Greenetrack, the Birmingham Race Course, the Greyhound Racing Facility in Mobile, VictoryLand, an additional site in Jackson or DeKalb County operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and on lands held in trust for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians pursuant to a compact. The proposed amendment would impose specified license fees for a license to operate casino-style games for specified terms and a nominal license fee established by the commission for charitable bingo operations.
The amendment would also impose a tax of 20 percent on the net gaming revenues of the gaming operations in the state except operations on lands held in trust for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
The proposed amendment would require the Governor to negotiate in good faith a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to authorize casino-style games on lands held in trust for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and require the Legislature to enact implementing legislation.
- Subjects
- Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass lost Roll Call 474
S
Marsh motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
S
Williams Amendment Offered
S
Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 473
S
Figures Amendment Offered
S
Figures motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 472
S
Figures Amendment Offered
S
Hatcher motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 471
S
Hatcher Amendment Offered
S
Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 470
S
Singleton Amendment Offered
S
Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 469
S
Jones Amendment Offered
S
Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 468
S
Marsh first Substitute Offered
S
Lost in house of origin
S
Marsh motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote
S
Third Reading Carried Over
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism
Bill Text
Votes
Marsh motion to Adopt Roll Call 469
Yes
30
Absent
4
Marsh motion to Adopt Roll Call 468
Yes
30
Absent
4
Figures motion to Adopt Roll Call 472
Yes
25
No
3
Absent
6
Hatcher motion to Adopt Roll Call 471
Yes
31
Absent
3
Singleton motion to Adopt Roll Call 470
Yes
18
No
9
Abstained
2
Absent
5
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 474
Yes
19
No
13
Absent
2
Marsh motion to Adopt Roll Call 473
Yes
31
Absent
3
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature