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SB309 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Del Marsh
Del Marsh
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Lottery, authorized, Alabama Lottery Corporation, powers and duties provided, distrib. of proceeds, Lottery Retailer Advisory Board, created, Alabama Education Lottery Act
Summary

SB309 creates the Alabama Education Lottery Act, establishing the Alabama Lottery Corporation to run state lottery games and directing proceeds to education and related programs.

What This Bill Does

Creates the Alabama Lottery Corporation with a seven‑member board and sets up a Lottery Retailer Advisory Board to oversee lottery operations, retailer relations, and compliance. Defines how lottery proceeds are used, including funding for postsecondary scholarships and the Education Trust Fund, with a portion also supporting K‑12 education and compulsive gambling programs; it also specifies handling of unclaimed prizes and requires audits, reporting, and open records. Establishes rules for retailers and vendors (licensing, bonding, qualifications, fees, and penalties), prize validation and payment, and taxation of prize winnings.

Who It Affects
  • General Alabama residents who participate in or purchase lottery tickets, as well as prize winners, who would be subject to prize rules, tax withholdings, claiming deadlines, and age restrictions (no sales to under 21).
  • Lottery retailers, vendors, and their employees, who would face contracting rules, licenses, bonds, fees, performance standards, reporting requirements, audits, and potential contract suspension or termination.
Key Provisions
  • Provision 1: Establishes the Alabama Lottery Corporation with a seven‑member board, governance rules, and the creation of a Lottery Retailer Advisory Board to reflect statewide diversity and advise on retail aspects of the lottery.
  • Provision 2: Requires use of lottery proceeds for education programs (postsecondary scholarships and Education Trust Fund, including a loan‑forgiveness component for in‑demand fields) and outlines the handling of unclaimed prize money (initially directed to agricultural grants, then to scholarships), plus retailer and vendor controls, prize payment rules, auditing, and transparency requirements.
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Subjects
Lotteries

Bill Actions

H

Ways and Means Education first Amendment Offered

H

Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered

H

Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Ways and Means Education with 1 substitute and 1 amendment

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 958

S

Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 957

S

Marsh motion to Table adopted Voice Vote

S

Livingston Amendment Offered

S

Barfoot Amendment Offered

S

Barfoot motion to Table adopted Voice Vote

S

Barfoot 1st Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Barfoot Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Reported from Tourism as Favorable

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism

Bill Text

Download Engrossed PDF

Votes

SBIR: Marsh motion to Adopt Roll Call 949

April 13, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 28
No 3
Absent 3

Barfoot motion to Adopt Roll Call 957

April 13, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Absent 5

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 958

April 13, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 27
No 1
Absent 6

Documents

Bill Text (Engrossed) SB309 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced) SB309 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature