Mississippi Senate Bill 2896 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 28 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-28 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 97-33-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Technical Correction To The Short Title Of The Fantasy Contest Act; To Amend Section 97-33-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions; To Amend Section 97-33-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Requirements That Apply To Fantasy Contests; To Amend Section 97-33-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Licensure Of Fantasy Contest Operators; To Amend Section 97-33-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Penalties That Apply To Violations Of The Act; To Amend Section 97-33-311, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 97-33-313, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Disciplinary Action; To Amend Section 97-33-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Investigative And Administrative Authority Of The Gaming Commission; To Create New Code Section 97-33-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose A Fee On Fantasy Contest Operators Who Offer Fantasy Contests In This State; To Amend Sections 75-76-5 And 75-76-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Fantasy Sports Contests; revise licensure of operators.

Sen. Sean Tindell [R]

Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]

2017-02-08 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 44 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-28	House	Died In Committee
2017-02-21	House	Referred To Gaming
2017-02-09	Senate	Transmitted To House
2017-02-08	Senate	Passed
2017-01-26	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2017-01-16	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/SB/SB2896.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2896IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2896PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/senate/0370023.pdf