2016 Regular Session Fantasy Contest Act; enact to require fantasy contest operators to implement certain procedures. AN ACT TO CREATE THE FANTASY CONTEST TASK FORCE; TO CREATE THE FANTASY CONTEST ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-33-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT A SHORT TITLE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-33-303, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-33-305, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPERATOR OF A FANTASY CONTEST WITH AN ENTRY FEE MUST IMPLEMENT CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY TO ANNUALLY PERFORM AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT AND SUBMIT THE RESULTS TO THE GAMING COMMISSION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-33-307, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE OPERATOR OF A FANTASY CONTEST WITH AN ENTRY FEE MUST REGISTER UNDER THE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-33-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES SHALL NOT APPLY TO FANTASY CONTEST OPERATORS WHO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-33-311, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE GAMING CONTROL ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO FANTASY CONTESTS; TO CREATE SECTION 97-33-313, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR SUNSET OF THE FANTASY CONTEST ACT; TO CREATE SECTION 97-33-315, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES OVER WINNINGS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 06/27/2016 at 11:17 S B 2541 Senate Bill 2541 SB 2541 S Law General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Three/Fifths Passage 488 Gaming F ../../House_cmtes/GA.xml Judiciary, Division A F ../../Senate_cmtes/JA.xml Tindell ../../Senate_authors/Tindell.xml Moran ../../Senate_authors/Moran.xml Simmons (12th) ../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml 1 02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A 2 02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 3 03/02 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted 4 03/02 (S) Passed ../../../../2016/pdf/votes/senate/0580015.pdf 5 03/03 (S) Transmitted To House 6 03/15 (H) Referred To Gaming 7 03/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 8 03/23 (H) Failed to Suspend Rules ../../../../2016/pdf/votes/house/0790022.pdf 9 03/23 (H) Read the Third Time 10 03/29 (H) Amended 11 03/29 (H) Passed As Amended ../../../../2016/pdf/votes/house/0850018.pdf 12 03/31 (H) Returned For Concurrence 13 04/05 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 14 04/11 (S) Conferees Named Tindell,DeBar,Doty 15 04/13 (H) Conferees Named Bennett,Ladner,DeLano 16 04/15 (H) Conference Report Filed 17 04/15 (S) Conference Report Filed 18 04/19 (H) Motion to Recommit Lost 19 04/19 (H) Conference Report Adopted ../../../../2016/pdf/votes/house/1060028.pdf 20 04/19 (S) Conference Report Adopted ../../../../2016/pdf/votes/senate/1060059.pdf 21 04/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 22 04/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 23 05/12 Approved by Governor ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2541SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2541SG.htm ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2541IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/dt/SB/2500-2599/SB2541IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2541IN.htm ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2541CS.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/dt/SB/2500-2599/SB2541CS.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2541CS.htm ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2541PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/dt/SB/2500-2599/SB2541PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2541PS.htm ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2541SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2541SG.htm ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/cr/SB2541CR.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/html/cr/SB2541CR.htm Conference Report Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2541 ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2541.pdf ../../../../../documents/2016/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2541.htm Committee Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/ham/SB2541_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2016/html/ham/SB2541_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/ham/SB2541_H_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm ../../../../../documents/2016/html/ham/SB2541_H_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote N ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2541.pdf