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AL HB472
Bill
Status
4/9/2015
Primary Sponsor
Craig Ford
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AI Summary
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Proposes constitutional amendment to Section 65 of Alabama Constitution of 1901 to establish an Alabama Lottery and create an Alabama Lottery Corporation to administer and regulate lottery operations.
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Dedicates net lottery proceeds to a Lottery Trust Fund after paying operating expenses and prizes, with funds allocated exclusively for scholarships for A/B Honor Roll students attending Alabama universities, colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, or community colleges.
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Explicitly prohibits the Alabama Lottery from operating casinos or any form of casino gambling, either directly or indirectly.
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Preserves existing legal gambling activities including pari-mutuel betting, nonprofit bingo, and Native American gaming authorized by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.
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Requires election approval by majority of qualified voters and authorizes the Legislature to pass general laws implementing the amendment during the same session the amendment is proposed.
Legislative Description
Education lottery, Education Lottery Corporation, and Lottery Trust Fund, estab., distrib. of revenues for college scholarships and other ed. purposes, operation of casinos prohib., Sec. 65, Constitution of Alabama of 1901 am'd., const. amend.
Constitutional Amendments
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
4/9/2015