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AL HB40

Bill

Status

Passed

3/15/2022

Primary Sponsor

Chip Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2022

AI Summary

HB40 Summary

  • Amends Section 13A-12-27 of the Alabama Code to create an exemption from the crime of possession of a gambling device for slot machines manufactured before 1960.

  • The exemption applies only when the pre-1960 slot machine is intended for personal and private use by the owner or for public display as a historical artifact that is not accessible to the public.

  • Possession of a gambling device remains a Class A misdemeanor under Alabama law.

  • The bill becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.

  • House passed the bill on February 8, 2022; Senate passed on March 10, 2022.

Legislative Description

Gambling device, crime of possession of a gambling device, slot machine manufactured before 1960 exempt from under certain limited circumstances, Sec. 13A-12-27 am'd.

Slot Machines

Last Action

Delivered to Governor at 2:24 p.m. on March 15, 2022.

3/15/2022

Committee Referrals

Tourism2/8/2022
Economic Development and Tourism1/11/2022

Full Bill Text

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