Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Gaming Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 175
Gaming; create state lottery to fund higher education after statewide election approves lottery.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A STATEWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING THE ELECTORATE TO VOTE ON THE ISSUE OF ESTABLISHING A STATE LOTTERY AS A FORM OF LEGALIZED GAMING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO SET THE DATE OF NOVEMBER 8, 2016, FOR THE STATEWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE THE BALLOTS TO THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF EACH COUNTY; TO REQUIRE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE MAKING CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES IN SUPPORT OF A STATE LOTTERY MUST FILE CERTAIN REPORTS DISCLOSING THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES; TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION" IF THE ELECTION ALLOWS IT; TO CREATE A STATE LOTTERY TO FUND THE MISSISSIPPI HOPE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE LOTTERY SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION REGARDING THE STATE LOTTERY; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI HOPE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROCEEDS COLLECTED FROM THE SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS WITHIN A COUNTY SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THAT COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT, AFTER DEDUCTING CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AND PRIZE EXPENSES, THE REMAINDER OF THE NET PROCEEDS SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI HOPE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-351, 23-15-355, 23-15-805, 37-106-5, 67-1-71, 75-76-3, 75-76-5, 97-33-9, 97-33-11, 97-33-13, 97-33-21, 97-33-23, 97-33-31, 97-33-33, 97-33-35, 97-33-37, 97-33-39, 97-33-41, 97-33-43, 97-33-45, 97-33-47 AND 97-33-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
26 co-sponsors
John W. Hines, Sr., Robert L. Johnson III, Credell Calhoun, Jeramey Anderson, Earle S. Banks, Christopher M. Bell, Edward Blackmon, Jr., Cedric Burnett, Kimberly L. Campbell, Bryant W. Clark, Oscar Denton, Jarvis Dortch, Karl Gibbs, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Robert E. Huddleston, Jay Hughes, Kabir Karriem, Carl Mickens, David W. Myers, Orlando Paden, Sara R. Thomas, Kenneth Walker, Percy W. Watson, Sonya Williams-Barnes, Adrienne Wooten, Charles Young, Jr.
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
GamingFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.