This bill would implement the constitutional amendment proposed in SB214 of the 2021 Regular Session providing further for the powers and duties of the Alabama Gaming Commission to supervise the conduct of the Alabama Education Lottery, bingo, charitable bingo and raffles, sports wagering, and casino-style games in the state.
This bill would create an advisory board to the commission and would provide for the personnel of the commission.
This bill would also provide for the issuance and renewal of licenses issued by the commission to certain gaming facilities to operate casino-style games and sports wagering and would further provide for the licensure process.
This bill would further provide for the regulation of charitable bingo and raffles, sports wagering, and casino-style games in the state.
This bill would also provide for the distribution of gaming proceeds deposited into the Gaming Trust Fund.
621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, 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.
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 953
Roberts motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 952
Roberts Amendment Offered
Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 951
Barfoot Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Reported from Tourism as Favorable
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism
Source: Alabama Legislature