Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2667
Gaming Control Act; revise to allow gaming through approved Internet-based platforms.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MORE SPECIFICALLY DEFINE "SPORTS POOL" BY INCLUDING CERTAIN EXAMPLES AND EXCLUDING FANTASY CONTESTS, AND TO ADD A DEFINITION OF "PLATFORM"; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-76-33, 75-76-55 AND 75-76-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT WAGERS PLACED THROUGH APPROVED PLATFORMS FROM CERTAIN GAMING RESTRICTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING OF PLATFORMS AS DISTRIBUTORS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW GAMING LICENSEES TO ESTABLISH SPORTS POOL AND RACE BOOKS THROUGH APPROVED PLATFORMS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-175, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH APPROVED PLATFORMS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-177, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO IMPOSE A LICENSE FEE OF 6% OF GROSS REVENUE EXCEEDING $134,000.00 AND RECEIVED THROUGH A PLATFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 97-33-305, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION ON FANTASY CONTEST OPERATORS OFFERING CONTESTS BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PARTICIPANTS IN COLLEGIATE SPORTS EVENTS; 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 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
FinanceJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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.