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AL HB10

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2016

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

HB10 Bill Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to Section 65 of the Alabama Constitution to establish an Alabama Lottery and create an Alabama Lottery Corporation to administer and regulate lottery operations.

  • Dedicates net lottery proceeds to the Lottery Trust Fund, with funds allocated exclusively for scholarships for A/B Honor Roll students attending public two- or four-year colleges in Alabama.

  • Prohibits the Alabama Lottery from operating casinos or any form of casino gambling, whether directly or indirectly.

  • Authorizes the Legislature to pass general laws to implement the amendment and validate any implementing legislation enacted during the same legislative session as the amendment's proposal.

  • Preserves the legality of pari-mutuel betting and nonprofit bingo operations that were legal prior to the amendment's effective date.

Legislative Description

Lottery, Alabama Lottery Corporation, estab., distrib. of revenues for college scholarships, 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 Economic Development and Tourism

2/2/2016

Committee Referrals

Economic Development and Tourism2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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