HB 545 Summary

• Repeals Amendment 743 and proposes a new constitutional amendment authorizing bingo gaming in Greene County on electronic machines or devices authorized under federal law (25 U.S.C. § 2703(7)).

• Limits bingo gaming to qualified persons licensed by the Greene County Gaming Commission; disqualifies individuals convicted of gaming-related felonies, theft by deception, fraud, or misrepresentation.

• Imposes a 2% state gross receipts tax on gaming revenue paid to the state General Fund and a 10% local gross receipts tax distributed to county entities including schools (2%), firefighters (0.5%), hospitals (1%), and nonprofit organizations (0.75%).

• Levies a 3% tax on bingo game vendors; distributes two-thirds to law enforcement agencies and one-third to nonprofit organizations serving Greene County residents.

• Establishes a five-member Greene County Gaming Commission appointed by the local legislative delegation to regulate bingo operations, with members subject to ethics, open records, open meetings, and administrative procedure laws.