May 6, 2024 Group Watch: Gambling Bills Don’t Clear Senate Hurdle
A plan to authorize an Alabama lottery and 10 casinos fell one vote short of approval in the Alabama Senate last week. The gambling legislation included two bills, HB151 and HB152. Both were compromise versions of bills that had passed the House and Senate with differences earlier in the session. A conference committee of three senators and three representatives agreed unanimously on a compromise that was approved by the House but failed by one vote in the Senate. Only three meeting days are left in the 2024 Regular Session, but according to Senate leaders, there remains a chance the matter can be voted on again before the legislative session ends.
