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AL HB40
Bill
Status
3/15/2022
Primary Sponsor
Chip Brown
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AI Summary
HB40 Summary
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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.
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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.
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Possession of a gambling device remains a Class A misdemeanor under Alabama law.
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The bill becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
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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