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HI HB394

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2011

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Souki

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to legalize slot machine gambling and video poker machine gambling in Hawaii.

  • Gambling must not be visible from the street and is limited to designated resort areas located on the island of Oahu as provided by law.

  • Includes ballot question asking voters whether to legalize slot machines and video poker gambling under the specified conditions.

  • Amendment takes effect on July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Gambling; Slot Machine; Video Poker Gambling; Constitutional Amendment

Last Action

(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Aquino, Belatti, Ching, Choy, Cullen, Fontaine, Johanson, C. Lee, M. Lee, Marumoto, Morita, Nishimoto, Pine, Rhoads, Riviere, Saiki, Takai, Takumi, Thielen, Ward, Wooley, Yamane voting no (22) and none excused (0).

2/10/2011

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/10/2011
Tourism1/24/2011

Full Bill Text

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