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1997 SESSION
SB 757 Charitable gaming.
Introduced by: Charles J. Colgan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Charitable gaming. Includes the use of Charitable Gaming Commission-approved electronic bingo devices in bingo games. The bill also (i) changes the audit fee charged by the Commission to a maximum of one and one-half percent of an organization's receipts; (ii) clarifies that "seal-cards" can be used as part of raffles; (iii) clarifies that the action of the Commission in revoking, suspending or denying a permit is subject to the Administrative Process Act; (iv) directs the Commission to establish regulations specifying conditions under which charitable organizations can feed their volunteers and allow them to play charitable gaming; (v) exempts organizations with gross receipts of $25,000 or less from certain requirements; (vi) removes the requirement for independent CPA opinion for organizations which gross in excess of $250,000 per year; (vii) prohibits localities from imposing certain taxes on the revenues of charitable organizations; (viii) reduces the number of days from 90 to 30 a person must be a bona fide member of a charitable organization to participate in the conduct of charitable gaming for that organization; and (ix) removes the restriction on the play of instant bingo.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971966633 pdf
- 01/30/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 974296667-S1 pdf
- 02/04/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 974296667-ES1 pdf
- 02/13/97 House: Committee substitute printed 972069180-H1 pdf
- 02/26/97 Senate: Conference substitute printed 972076633-S2 pdf
- 03/04/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB757ER) pdf
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB757ER) pdf
- 04/04/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments rejected
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971966633
- 01/08/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/29/97 Senate: Reported from General Laws with sub. (13-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 974296667-S1
- 01/30/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/97 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/97 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
- 01/31/97 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Williams rejected
- 01/31/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/97 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/97 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Earley agreed to
- 02/04/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amd 974296667-ES1
- 02/04/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 974296667-ES1
- 02/04/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/97 House: Read first time
- 02/06/97 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/06/97 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 6
- 02/13/97 House: Reported from General Laws with sub. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 House: Committee substitute printed 972069180-H1
- 02/14/97 House: Read second time
- 02/17/97 House: Read third time
- 02/17/97 House: Committee substitute agreed to 972069180-H1
- 02/17/97 House: Amendment by Mr. Davies agreed to
- 02/17/97 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amd. 972069180-H1
- 02/17/97 House: Passed House with sub. with amendment (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/97 Senate: Reading of substitute with amendment waived
- 02/19/97 Senate: House sub. w/amd. rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
- 02/19/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (1-Y 38-N)
- 02/20/97 House: House insisted on substitute with amendment
- 02/20/97 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/20/97 Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONFERENCE COMM. (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/97 Senate: Senators: Colgan, Marye, Hawkins
- 02/20/97 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/97 House: Delegates: Cantor, Cranwell, Croshaw
- 02/22/97 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/22/97 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/22/97 Senate: VOTE: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE RPT (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/22/97 Conference: House substitute with amendments rejected by conference committee
- 02/22/97 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 972076633-S2
- 02/22/97 House: Conference report agreed to by House (90-Y 9-N)
- 02/22/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 9-N)
- 02/26/97 Senate: Conference substitute printed 972076633-S2
- 03/04/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB757ER)
- 03/07/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/97 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reading of Governor's communication waived
- 04/02/97 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO GOV'S RECOMM. (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 House: House concurred in Gov's rec. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB757ER)
- 04/02/97 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Enacted, Chapter 777 (effective 7/1/97)
- 04/04/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777)