Kentucky House Bill 66 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-04 - to Health & Welfare (H)
Pending: House Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the compulsive gamblers awareness and treatment fund; amend KRS 222.005 to define "pathological gambling" and "problem gambling"; direct the use of funds and limit annual administrative costs to $50,000; establish the Compulsive Awareness and Treatment Fund Advisory Council; establish the council's membership and responsibilities; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to develop standards, establish a funding and application process, certify disbursement of funds, and report annually; amend KRS 138.510 to provide funding from the total amount wagered in Kentucky; amend KRS 154A.130 to provide funding from the gross revenues of the state lottery; amend 238.570 to provide funding from the gross receipts from all charitable gaming; amend KRS 164.7871 to conform; amend KRS 222.001, 222.003, and 222.005 to define terms and to conform.

AN ACT relating to compulsive gambling and making an appropriation therefor.

Sen. C.B. Embry [R]

Rep. Terry Mills [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-04		to Health & Welfare (H)
2011-01-04		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB66.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB66/bill.doc