This bill would implement the constitutional amendment proposed in SB214 of the 2020 Regular Session providing further for the powers and duties of the Alabama Lottery Corporation, further provide for the Lottery Trust Fund and the use of lottery proceeds for postsecondary scholarships, specify the disposition of unclaimed lottery prize money, and provide for the sale of lottery tickets by retailers.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.
The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.
Ways and Means Education first Amendment Offered
Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered
Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Ways and Means Education with 1 substitute and 1 amendment
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 958
Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 957
Marsh motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Livingston Amendment Offered
Barfoot Amendment Offered
Barfoot motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Barfoot 1st Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Barfoot Amendment Offered
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Reported from Tourism as Favorable
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism
Source: Alabama Legislature