HB40 Alabama 2022 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Gambling device, crime of possession of a gambling device, slot machine manufactured before 1960 exempt from under certain limited circumstances, Sec. 13A-12-27 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, it is a Class A
misdemeanor to possess a slot machine</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would exempt from the crime of
possession of a gambling device, under certain
limited circumstances, slot machines manufactured
before 1960</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 13A-12-27, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the crime of possession of a gambling device; to
exempt slot machines manufactured before 1960, under certain
limited circumstances; and in connection therewith would have
as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of 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.
</p>
Subjects
Slot Machines
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | H | Delivered to Governor at 2:24 p.m. on March 15, 2022. |
| March 15, 2022 | H | Assigned Act No. 2022-189. |
| March 15, 2022 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| March 15, 2022 | S | Signature Requested |
| March 10, 2022 | H | Enrolled |
| March 10, 2022 | H | Passed Second House |
| March 10, 2022 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 560 |
| March 10, 2022 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 9, 2022 | S | Reported from Tourism as Favorable |
| February 8, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism |
| February 8, 2022 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 62 |
| February 8, 2022 | H | Motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 61 |
| February 8, 2022 | H | Ingram Amendment Offered |
| February 8, 2022 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 2, 2022 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 11, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 9, 2022 | Room 825 ***ADDED HB40*** at 14:30 | Senate TM Hearing |
| Hearing | February 2, 2022 | Room 123 at 13:30 | House ED&T Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB40 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB40 Alabama 2022 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | House Ingram Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB40 for Economic Development and Tourism |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB40 for Tourism |