HB184 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

John W. Rogers

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Lottery established, Alabama Lottery Corp. created, distribution of proceeds for education and general fund purposes, general laws to implement.

Summary

A constitutional amendment to create an Alabama Lottery with a state-backed Lottery Corporation, fund education and the general fund, and terminate after 10 years.

What This Bill Does

Would establish the Alabama Lottery and Alabama Lottery Corporation to operate it. Net lottery proceeds would go into a Lottery Trust Fund and then be split: 40% to the State General Fund, 40% to the Education Trust Fund, and 20% to the Alabama Department of Corrections. The bill prohibits using lottery revenue to replace existing education funds and allows the Legislature to implement the program through general laws. The lottery would end 10 years after ratification, with winding down beginning at the start of the tenth year.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents who would buy lottery tickets and potentially benefit from increased education funding, while subject to new lottery rules and governance.
• State government and public programs: the Alabama Lottery Corporation would be created to run the lottery; funds would flow to the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, and Department of Corrections; and the Legislature would regulate implementation.

Key Provisions

• Proposes amending Section 65 of the Alabama Constitution to establish the Alabama Lottery, create the Alabama Lottery Corporation, and set up the Lottery Trust Fund.
• Net proceeds deposited into the Lottery Trust Fund and allocated: 40% to the State General Fund, 40% to the Education Trust Fund, 20% to the Department of Corrections.
• Lottery proceeds must not replace or supplant existing education funding; funds are dedicated to specified purposes.
• The Alabama Lottery Corporation would be created and governed by general law; the Legislature may pass enabling laws to implement the amendment.
• Reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions allowed for operation and promotion of the lottery.
• Interest earnings on the Lottery Trust Fund shall be held in the fund and allocated to the same purposes (General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Corrections).
• The lottery and corporation would terminate after ten years from ratification, with winding down beginning January 1 of the tenth year.
• An election would be held to approve the amendment, with a ballot description and required majority for ratification.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Gaming