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GA SR131

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/18/2021

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Mullis

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to legalize and regulate pari-mutuel and fixed-odds betting on live and simulcast horse racing at licensed racetracks and betting facilities
  • Prohibits off-track or off-site betting, as well as any games of skill, chance, or other forms of gambling at racetracks beyond horse race betting; all other forms of gambling not already permitted under the Constitution remain banned
  • Directs licensing and taxation revenues to fund the state's horse racing regulatory body, compulsive gambling prevention and treatment programs, and education, health care, and rural development programs (including rural broadband)
  • Requires revenues to be separately accounted for under a budget category called "Horse Race Betting Proceeds" and mandates they supplement, not supplant, existing funding for those purposes
  • Submits the proposed constitutional amendment to Georgia voters for ratification or rejection on a statewide ballot

Legislative Description

General Assembly; law for pari-mutuel betting on horse racing; provide - CA

Last Action

Senate Tabled

3/15/2022

Committee Referrals

Regulated Industries and Utilities2/22/2021

Full Bill Text

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