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2003 SESSION

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SB 1278 Charitable gaming; creation of the Department of Charitable Gaming.

Introduced by: Charles J. Colgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Charitable gaming; creation of the Department of Charitable Gaming. Creates the Department of Charitable Gaming with its director appointed by the Governor. The bill eliminates the Charitable Gaming Commission and in its place creates the Charitable Gaming Board as a policy board. The Charitable Gaming Board has the power to adopt regulations relating to charitable gaming and the Department of Charitable Gaming is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the charitable gaming laws and Board regulations. The bill also provides for the Board to examine regulations, including the computation and percentage of gross receipts that are required to be used for charitable purposes by qualified organizations, and provide a report to the Governor and the 2004 Session of the General Assembly. The bill contains numerous technical amendments.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 030899200  pdf | impact statement
• 01/27/03  Senate: Printed as engrossed 030899200-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1278ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0884)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 030899200
• 01/14/03  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/22/03  Senate: Reported from General Laws with amds (9-Y 5-N)
• 01/24/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/03  Senate: Read second time
• 01/27/03  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/27/03  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/27/03  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 01/27/03  Senate: Printed as engrossed 030899200-E
• 01/28/03  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 5-N)
• 01/28/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 5-N)
• 01/28/03  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/30/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/30/03  House: Read first time
• 01/30/03  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/11/03  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 3
• 02/13/03  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/03  House: Read second time
• 02/18/03  House: Read third time
• 02/18/03  House: Passed House (93-Y 6-N)
• 02/18/03  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 6-N)
• 03/03/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1278ER)
• 03/05/03  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 884 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0884)