Bill Text: MN HF1654 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Gambling social and economic costs in Minnesota study required, and money appropriated.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-19 - Author added Downey [HF1654 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1654-Introduced.html
1.2relating to gambling; requiring a study and report on the social and economic
1.3costs of gambling in Minnesota; appropriating money.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS OF GAMBLING.
1.6 Subdivision 1. Study. The commissioner of human services shall coordinate
1.7a statewide study on the social and economic costs of gambling in Minnesota. The
1.8commissioner shall consult with individuals and entities with expertise in issues provided
1.9in subdivision 2. The commissioner shall consult with at least one individual or entity
1.10with expertise on gambling in each of the following areas: economics, sociology, mental
1.11health, crime, and statistics. No individual or entity contributing to the study shall have
1.12a financial interest in gambling.
1.13 Subd. 2. Issues to be addressed. The study must address:
1.14(1) state, local, and tribal government policies and practices in Minnesota to legalize
1.15or prohibit gambling;
1.16(2) the relationship between gambling and crime in Minnesota, including: (i) the
1.17relationship between gambling and overall crime rates; (ii) the relationship between
1.18gambling and crimes rates for specific crimes, such as forgery, domestic abuse, child
1.19neglect and abuse, alcohol and drug offenses, and youth crime; and (iii) enforcement
1.20and regulation practices that are intended to address the relationship between gambling
1.21and levels of crime;
1.22(3) the relationship between expanded gambling and increased rates of problem
1.23gambling in Minnesota, including the impact of pathological or problem gambling on
1.24individuals, families, businesses, social institutions, and the economy;
2.1(4) the social impact of gambling on individuals, families, businesses, and social
2.2institutions in Minnesota, including an analysis of the relationship between gambling and
2.3depression, abuse, divorce, homelessness, suicide, and bankruptcy;
2.4(5) the economic impact of gambling on state, local, and tribal economies in
2.5Minnesota; and
2.6(6) any other issues deemed necessary in assessing the social and economic impact
2.7of gambling in Minnesota.
2.8 Subd. 3. Quantification of social and economic impact. The study shall quantify
2.9the social and economic impact on both (1) state, local, and tribal governments in
2.10Minnesota, and (2) Minnesota's communities and social institutions, including individuals,
2.11families, and businesses within those communities and institutions.
2.12 Subd. 4. Report. The commissioner shall coordinate the findings and
2.13recommendations of each individual and entity participating in the study and compile a
2.14comprehensive report. The commissioner shall submit the report to the legislature and the
2.15governor by December 1, 2011.
2.16 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
2.17$....... in fiscal year 2012 is appropriated from the lottery prize fund to the
2.18commissioner of human services for the purposes of section 1.
2.19 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
2.20This act is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3costs of gambling in Minnesota; appropriating money.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS OF GAMBLING.
1.6 Subdivision 1. Study. The commissioner of human services shall coordinate
1.7a statewide study on the social and economic costs of gambling in Minnesota. The
1.8commissioner shall consult with individuals and entities with expertise in issues provided
1.9in subdivision 2. The commissioner shall consult with at least one individual or entity
1.10with expertise on gambling in each of the following areas: economics, sociology, mental
1.11health, crime, and statistics. No individual or entity contributing to the study shall have
1.12a financial interest in gambling.
1.13 Subd. 2. Issues to be addressed. The study must address:
1.14(1) state, local, and tribal government policies and practices in Minnesota to legalize
1.15or prohibit gambling;
1.16(2) the relationship between gambling and crime in Minnesota, including: (i) the
1.17relationship between gambling and overall crime rates; (ii) the relationship between
1.18gambling and crimes rates for specific crimes, such as forgery, domestic abuse, child
1.19neglect and abuse, alcohol and drug offenses, and youth crime; and (iii) enforcement
1.20and regulation practices that are intended to address the relationship between gambling
1.21and levels of crime;
1.22(3) the relationship between expanded gambling and increased rates of problem
1.23gambling in Minnesota, including the impact of pathological or problem gambling on
1.24individuals, families, businesses, social institutions, and the economy;
2.1(4) the social impact of gambling on individuals, families, businesses, and social
2.2institutions in Minnesota, including an analysis of the relationship between gambling and
2.3depression, abuse, divorce, homelessness, suicide, and bankruptcy;
2.4(5) the economic impact of gambling on state, local, and tribal economies in
2.5Minnesota; and
2.6(6) any other issues deemed necessary in assessing the social and economic impact
2.7of gambling in Minnesota.
2.8 Subd. 3. Quantification of social and economic impact. The study shall quantify
2.9the social and economic impact on both (1) state, local, and tribal governments in
2.10Minnesota, and (2) Minnesota's communities and social institutions, including individuals,
2.11families, and businesses within those communities and institutions.
2.12 Subd. 4. Report. The commissioner shall coordinate the findings and
2.13recommendations of each individual and entity participating in the study and compile a
2.14comprehensive report. The commissioner shall submit the report to the legislature and the
2.15governor by December 1, 2011.
2.16 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
2.17$....... in fiscal year 2012 is appropriated from the lottery prize fund to the
2.18commissioner of human services for the purposes of section 1.
2.19 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
2.20This act is effective the day following final enactment.
