Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2301
Gaming; authorize and regulate video gaming.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE VIDEO GAMING IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION SHALL HAVE REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER THE CONDUCT OF VIDEO GAMING OR RELATED ACTIVITIES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF VIDEO GAMING TERMINALS, REDEMPTION TERMINALS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND SHALL HAVE SOLE REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER EVERY ASPECT OF THE CONDUCT OF VIDEO GAMING; TO GRANT THE COMMISSION CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO TAKE CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE COMMISSION; TO REQUIRE THE LICENSING OF VIDEO GAMING OPERATORS AND THE PERSONS EMPLOYED BY VIDEO GAMING OPERATORS; TO REQUIRE THE LICENSING OF MANUFACTURES AND SUPPLIERS OF VIDEO GAMING EQUIPMENT; TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE TESTING AND CERTIFYING OF VIDEO GAMING MACHINES BY THE COMMISSION; TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF VIDEO GAMING MACHINES THAT MAY BE PLACED ON THE PREMISES OF A LICENSEE; TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF WAGERS THAT MAY BE MADE; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO ESTABLISH THE FEES FOR THE VARIOUS LICENSES AUTHORIZED UNDER 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 12 to January 30, 2018, 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 SenateJan 12 to Jan 30 · stopped18 days
FinanceJan 12 to Jan 30 · stopped18 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.