HB320 Summary

• Proposes a local constitutional amendment to Calhoun County's Constitutional Amendment 508, which authorizes bingo games for charitable, educational, or other lawful purposes.

• Adds a new prohibition requiring that no bingo permittee or licensee may operate any bingo game within 1,000 yards of a residence or in a residential area.

• Maintains existing regulations including age restrictions (minimum age 19), 12-month organization existence requirement, premises ownership/lease requirements, and limits on prizes and expenses.

• Establishes that the amendment is self-executing but allows the legislature to adopt supplemental laws to further its purposes.

• Requires a voter referendum to be held in accordance with Alabama constitutional election procedures, with ballot language describing the amendment's substance.