Mississippi Legislature
2005 5th Extraordinary Session

House Bill 46

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Title

Description: Gaming; revise definition of cruise vessel and vessel.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 09/29 (H) Referred To Gaming;Sel Cmte on Hurricane Recovery
2 09/30 (H) DR - TSDPAA: GA To HR
3 09/30 (H) DR - TSDPAA: HR To GA
4 09/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
5 09/30 (H) Amended
6 09/30 (H) Passed As Amended
7 09/30 (H) Immediate Release
8 09/30 (H) Transmitted To Senate
9 09/30 (S) Referred To Finance
10 09/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
11 10/03 (S) Passed
12 10/04 (S) Transmitted To House
13 10/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
14 10/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
15 10/06 Approved by Governor

Amendments:

Adopted [H] Committee Amendment No 1

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionLaw
DeadlineNone
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths
Chapter number11

House Committees:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Moak

Additional Authors: Peranich, Espy

Code Section: A 027-0109-0001

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-109-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "CRUISE VESSEL" AND "VESSEL" TO INCLUDE A STRUCTURE 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 THE STRUCTURE IS OWNED BY A PERSON POSSESSING A GAMING LICENSE TO CONDUCT LEGAL GAMING ON A CRUISE VESSEL AND NO PART OF THE STRUCTURE IN WHICH LICENSED GAMING ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED IS LOCATED 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 FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 10/06/05 at 16:27.

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