Mississippi Legislature
2005 5th Extraordinary Session

Senate Bill 2024

Main Menu


Bill Text

History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Gaming; authorize shore-based gaming on the Gulf Coast.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 09/30 (S) Referred To Finance
2 10/07 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineNone
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Brown

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

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 THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO PROPERTY UPON WHICH A CRUISE VESSEL MAY BE LOCATED THAT IS OWNED OR LEASED BY THE GAMING LICENSEE THAT SEEKS TO CONDUCT GAMING IN THE STRUCTURE AND NO PART OF THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED MORE THAN 500 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 10/07/05 at 20:17.

End Of Document
20055E/pdf/History/SB/SB2024.htm