Hearing
House Conference Committee on HB151 (House) Hearing
Room 617 at 15:00:00
HB151 Alabama 2024 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB151 Alabama 2024 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2024
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Chris Blackshear RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2024
- Title
- Proposed constitutional amendment; Alabama Gaming Commission, established to regulate, license, and tax certain limited forms of gaming activity and stop unlawful gaming activity; compact with PCI, authorized; local bingo provisions, repealed
- Description
Under Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, lotteries and gift enterprises are prohibited.
Also, several local provisions of the constitution purport to authorize certain forms of bingo within various counties and municipalities within the state and authorize the regulation of such activity by local sheriffs.
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to authorize five limited forms of gaming activities: An official state lottery administered by a public lottery corporation, casino-style games conducted only in person at up to seven locally approved licensed gaming establishments, limited sports wagering, traditional raffles, and traditional paper bingo. All other forms of gaming in the state would be prohibited.
The proposed amendment would create the Alabama Gaming Commission to regulate, tax, and license all lawful gaming activity conducted in accordance with general law and would create a law enforcement division within the commission which would police all gaming activities and gaming-related activities across the entire state.
The proposed amendment would prohibit any local HB151 INTRODUCED amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 not applicable to the entire state which relates to lotteries, gift enterprises, casino-style games, sports wagering, gift raffles, or bingo.
The proposed amendment would also authorize the Governor to execute a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to regulate gaming activities on tribal lands.
- Subjects
- Gaming
Bill Actions
S
Albritton to Concur In and Adopt Conf Rpt - Adopted Roll Call 891
H
Blackshear Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Adopted Roll Call 941
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Favorably From Conference Committee 7ZU62EE-1
S
In Conference Committee
H
Blackshear - Motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee - Adopted Voice Vote
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 201
S
Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 200 AJBTQSQ-1
S
Gudger 2nd Amendment Offered AJBTQSQ-1
S
Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 199 7RPB2E2-1
S
Gudger Amendment Offered 7RPB2E2-1
S
Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 198 JMLQNNY-1
S
Barfoot Amendment Offered JMLQNNY-1
S
Smitherman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 197 C4NRQWW-1
S
Smitherman 4th Amendment Offered C4NRQWW-1
S
Bell motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote 3QUNZZZ-1
S
Smitherman 3rd Amendment Offered 3QUNZZZ-1
S
Jones motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 196 FYHH5CC-1
S
Albritton motion to Table - Lost Roll Call 195
S
Jones 2nd Amendment Offered FYHH5CC-1
S
Jones motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 194 US26GXG-1
S
Jones Amendment Offered US26GXG-1
S
Stewart motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 193 TEVU595-1
S
Stewart Amendment Offered TEVU595-1
S
Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 192 XCMIEEZ-1
S
Elliott Amendment Offered XCMIEEZ-1
S
Albritton motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 191 2HQASKK-1
S
Smitherman 2nd Amendment Offered 2HQASKK-1
S
Smitherman motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 190 ZLL9KWK-1
S
Smitherman Amendment Offered ZLL9KWK-1
S
Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 189 QD6W444-1
S
Albritton Amendment Offered QD6W444-1
S
Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 188 5PH7633-1
S
TM Substitute Offered 5PH7633-1
S
Third Reading in Second House
S
Committee Substitute Adopted 5PH7633-1
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Pending Senate Tourism
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Tourism
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read Again a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 7
H
Blackshear motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 6 RZPDMNM-1
H
Mooney Amendment Offered RZPDMNM-1
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 5 CURHQJQ-1
H
ED&T Reported Substitute Offered from House Economic Development and Tourism CURHQJQ-1
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
TTRW159-1
H
CURHQJQ-1
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
H
Pending House Economic Development and Tourism
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Tourism Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 14:00:00
Hearing
House Economic Development and Tourism Hearing
Room 206 at 15:00:00
Hearing
House Economic Development and Tourism Hearing
Room 200 at 15:00:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Passed House Of Origin
Yes
70
No
32
Absent
1
Instrument Change Tabled RZPDMNM-1
Yes
73
No
18
Abstained
4
Absent
8
Instrument Change CURHQJQ-1
Yes
75
No
16
Abstained
4
Absent
8
Third Reading House of Origin
Yes
86
No
14
Abstained
1
Absent
2
Passed Second House
Yes
22
No
11
Absent
2
Gudger amendment AJBTQSQ-1
Yes
32
No
1
Absent
2
Gudger amendment 7RPB2E2-1
Yes
32
No
1
Absent
2
Barfoot amendment JMLQNNY-1
Yes
32
No
1
Absent
2
Smitherman amendment C4NRQWW-1
Yes
27
No
6
Absent
2
Jones amendment FYHH5CC-1
Yes
26
No
3
Absent
6
Instrument Change Tabled
Yes
3
No
27
Absent
5
Jones amendment US26GXG-1
Yes
24
No
7
Absent
4
Stewart amendment TEVU595-1
Yes
18
No
10
Absent
7
Elliott amendment XCMIEEZ-1
Yes
30
No
1
Abstained
1
Absent
3
Instrument Change Tabled 2HQASKK-1
Yes
24
No
7
Absent
4
Smitherman amendment ZLL9KWK-1
Yes
6
No
22
Abstained
1
Absent
6
Albritton amendment QD6W444-1
Yes
30
No
1
Absent
4
Albritton substitution 5PH7633-1
Yes
25
No
6
Absent
4
Third Reading Second House
Yes
24
No
6
Absent
5
In Conference Committee
Yes
19
No
14
Absent
2
Blackshear Concur In and Adopt Conference Committee Report - Roll Call 941
Yes
72
No
29
Absent
2
Albritton to Concur In and Adopt Conf Rpt
Yes
20
No
15
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB151 Alabama 2024 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB151 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Economic Development and Tourism Instrument Change Adopted
Amendment
House Economic Development and Tourism Brown amendment adopted
Amendment
House Instrument Change Tabled
Amendment
Senate Tourism Albritton substitution adopted
Amendment
Senate Instrument Change Tabled
Amendment
Senate Jones amendment adopted
Amendment
Senate Jones amendment adopted
Amendment
Senate Stewart amendment adopted
Amendment
Senate Elliott amendment adopted
Amendment
Senate Instrument Change Tabled
Amendment
Senate Smitherman amendment lost
Amendment
Senate Albritton amendment adopted
Amendment
Senate Gudger amendment adopted
Amendment
Senate Gudger amendment adopted
Amendment
Senate Barfoot amendment adopted
Amendment
Senate Smitherman amendment adopted
Amendment
House Reported Favorably From Conference Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature