Bill Amendment: AZ SB1575 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular
Bill Title: Racing; boxing; transfer; gaming commission
Status: 2024-04-04 - House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended [SB1575 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2024-SB1575-SENATE_-_Government.html
Fifty-sixth Legislature Government
Second Regular Session S.B. 1575
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1575
(Reference to printed bill)
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Page 5, strike lines 1 through 28
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Page 6, lines 22 and 23, strike "rule making" insert "rulemaking"
Page 10, between lines 35 and 36, insert:
"Sec. 9. Title 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 6.1, to read:
CHAPTER 6.1
ARIZONA GAMING COMMISSION
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
5-621. Arizona gaming commission; qualifications; membership; appointment; terms; powers and duties; director; definition
A. the arizona gaming commission is established consisting of the following members, who must be citizens of the United States and residents of this state:
1. A certified public accountant who is licensed by this state or another state and who has at least five years of experience in general accounting, principles and practice of corporate finance, general finance, gaming or economics, appointed by the governor.
2. One member with at least five years of experience in investigation, law enforcement or gaming law, appointed by the governor.
3. the director of the commission.
4. Three public members, one appointed by the governor, one appointed by the president of the senate and one appointed by the Speaker of the house of representatives.
B. The governor shall appoint the director pursuant to section 38-211. the governor's appointment shall be made from a candidate or list of candidates submitted by both the speaker of the house of representativeS or the president of the senate. The director serves at the pleasure of the governor and is eligible to receive compensation pursuant to section 38-611. The director and all other employees of the Arizona gaming commission are subject to title 41, chapter 4, article 4. The director must have at least five years of experience in public or business administration.
C. Each member shall be appointed for a four-year term.
D. The governor may remove Any member of the commission for cause.
E. any member of the commission may be removed by a vote of a majority of the members of the commission without cause.
F. before entering on the discharge of the appointee's duties, each member shall take the official oath.
G. members of the commission are eligible to receive compensation pursuant to section 38-611 for each day spent in the discharge of their duties and reimbursement for all expenses necessarily and properly incurred in attending a meeting of or for the commission, including mileage expenses.
H. a person who has a financial interest, either directly or indirectly, in gaming is not qualified for membership on the commission, appointment to the commission or employment by the commission.
i. a person who holds elected office in this state or any officer or official of a POLITICAL party or political convention are not qualified for membership on the commission, appointment to the commission or employment by the commission.
J. the commission shall meet at the discretion of the director. A majority of the commission members constitute a quorum.
K. THe commission shall have an office located in Phoenix and may maintain an office in Tucson. On request of the commission, an agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state shall provide the commission with its services, equipment, documents, personnel and facilities to the extent possible without cost to the commission.
L. the commission shall:
1. assume all the powers and duties of the Arizona racing commission, the Arizona state boxing and mixed martial arts commission and the department of gaming.
2. enforce all adopted rules relating to gaming.
3. Ensure the continued growth and success of gaming in this state by establishing public confidence.
4. Regulate the location, practice, association and activities relating to the operation of licensed gaming establishments and the manufacture, sale or distribution of gaming devices and associated equipment.
5. License all establishments where gaming is conducted and where gaming devices are operated to protect the public health, safety, order and general welfare of residents of this state.
M. The employment or financial interest of any relative to the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to the director or any other employee of the Arizona gaming commission in the gambling industry in this state is grounds for dismissal.
N. for the purposes of this section, "gaming" means all racing, boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, gambling on indian reservations, fantasy sports contests and event wagering conducted in this state."
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Page 16, between lines 40 and 41, insert:
"22. 20. "Supplier means a person that manufactures, distributes or supplies event wagering equipment or software, including event wagering systems."
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Page 17, strike lines 1 through 3
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Line 19, strike "5" insert "6.1"
Page 18, lines 3, 6, 9 and 12, strike "5-421" insert "5-621"
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