Mississippi Legislature
2005 5th Extraordinary Session

House Bill 36

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Title

Description: Gaming; revise sites upon which gaming establishments may be located in coastal counties.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 09/28 (H) Referred To Gaming;Sel Cmte on Hurricane Recovery
2 10/07 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineNone
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Principal Author: Peranich

Additional Authors: Bentz, Fredericks, Guice, Ishee, Janus, Patterson, Simpson

Code Sections: A 087-0001-0005, A 095-0003-0025, A 097-0033-0001, A 097-0033-0007, A 097-0033-0017, A 097-0033-0025, A 097-0033-0027, A 075-0076-0033

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 87-1-5, 95-3-25, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 AND 97-33-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE LEGAL GAMING IN STRUCTURES ON SHORE IN ANY OF THE THREE MOST SOUTHERN COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IN WHICH BETTING, GAMING OR WAGERING ON CRUISE VESSELS HAS NOT BEEN PROHIBITED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 19-3-79, IF NO PART OF THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED MORE THAN 800 FEET FROM A SEAWALL EXISTING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, OR, IF THERE IS NO SEAWALL, NO MORE THAN 800 FEET FROM THE MEAN HIGH-WATER LINE OF THE WATERS WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI WHICH LIE ADJACENT TO THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTH OF SUCH COUNTIES AND THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED ON LAND THAT, EXCLUDING EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY FOR PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, IS CONTIGUOUS TO THE LANDS ABUTTED BY SUCH SEAWALL OR MEAN HIGH-WATER LINE; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 10/07/05 at 20:04.

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