Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 885

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: State universities and colleges; authorize to offer limited gaming-related courses if located in county where gaming is legal.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Ways and Means
2 01/24 (H) DR - TSDPCS: UC To WM
3 01/26 (H) DR - TSDP: WM To UC
4 01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
5 02/02 (H) Passed
6 02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
7 02/08 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Finance
8 02/27 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Peranich

Code Sections: A 075-0076-0034, A 075-0076-0055, A 037-0101-0013

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-34, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING LOCATED IN A COUNTY WHERE GAMING IS LEGAL TO TEACH CERTAIN GAMING-RELATED COURSES IF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING APPROVES THE TEACHING OF EACH SUCH COURSE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING HAS ITS MAIN CAMPUS IN A COUNTY WHERE GAMING IS NOT LEGAL AND A BRANCH CAMPUS IN A COUNTY WHERE GAMING IS LEGAL, THE STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING MAY TEACH GAMING-RELATED COURSES ONLY AT THE BRANCH CAMPUS IN THE COUNTY WHERE GAMING IS LEGAL; TO PROVIDE THAT IN CERTAIN CASES STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OFFERING GAMING-RELATED COURSES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-76-55 AND 37-101-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/27/01 at 01:02.

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