Mississippi Senate Bill 2344 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Public Employees' Retirement System Protection Act Of 2021; To Provide That The Provisions Of The Act Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Lottery Corporation; To Define Terms; To Provide That The Mississippi Lottery Corporation May Authorize Up To 10 Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices In Each Licensed Qualified Truck Stop Facility; To Specify The Corporation's Prerogatives For Licensing Device Operators And Host Locations For The Placement Of Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices; To Specify The Obligations Of Licensees; To Direct The Corporation's Board Of Directors To Adopt, Amend Or Repeal Regulations In Furtherance Of The Objectives Of This Act; To Specify Application Requirements For Licenses For Device Operators, Host Locations And Manufacturers/distributors; To Specify The Fees The Corporation Shall Charge For Applications And Licenses; To Require A Written Agreement Between A Manufacturer/distributor Licensee And A Device Operator Licensee Before The Manufacturer/distributor May Provide A Predominantly Skill Terminal Device To A Device Operator; To Require A Written Agreement Between A Device Operator Licensee And A Host Location Licensee Before The Device Operator May Place Or Maintain A Predominantly Skill Terminal Device At A Host Location; To Specify The Allocation Of Gross Device Revenue Received By A Host Location Licensee, A Device Operator Licensee And A Manufacturer/distributor Licensee From The Play Of Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices; To Require Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices To Be Approved By The Corporation Before Being Offered For Play To The Public; To Require A Manufacturer/distributor To Furnish A Prototype Of A Predominantly Skill Terminal Device To An Independent Testing Laboratory Approved By The Corporation For Certification Of Compliance With The Definition In This Act Before It May Be Provided To A Device Operator; To Specify The Process For Certification Of Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices By The Independent Testing Laboratory And Approval By The Corporation; To Specify Additional Requirements For Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices; To Require Each Predominantly Skill Terminal Device To Be Tested By An Independent Testing Laboratory Approved By The Corporation To Ensure Its Integrity And Proper Working Order; To Require Each Predominantly Skill Terminal Device Operated To Be Connected To A Central Monitoring System Established And Operated By The Corporation; To Specify Additional Obligations Of Manufacturer/distributor Licensees, Device Operator Licensees And Host Location Licensees; To Authorize The Corporation To Assess A Civil Penalty Not To Exceed $100,000.00 Against A Noncompliant Licensee And To Suspend Or Revoke The License Of The Licensee, With 15 Days' Notice And A Hearing; To Provide A Criminal Penalty Of Imprisonment For Not More Than 10 Years, Or A Fine Of Not More Than $10,000.00, Or Both, For Violation Of This Act; To Allow The Board Of Supervisors Of A County In Which The Holder Of A Gaming License Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Is Operating A Gambling Game Or Gaming Device To Prohibit The Location And Operation Of Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices; To Impose A Tax Of 23% Of All Gross Device Revenue From The Play Of Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices, To Be Remitted By The Manufacturer/distributor Licensee To The Corporation, Which Shall Transmit The Proceeds Of The Tax To The Department Of Finance And Administration; The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Remit 98% Of The Proceeds To The Public Employees' Retirement System For Deposit Into The Employer's Accumulation Account To Provide Additional Funds To Pay The Cost Of Retirement Benefits For The Members Of The System, Shall Deposit 1% Of The Proceeds Into The Fisheries And Wildlife Fund Created In Section 49-5-21 For The Support Of The State Parks, And Shall Deposit 1% Of The Proceeds Into The Mississippi Foster Care Fund Created In Section 37-26-11 For The Support Of Foster Care Services; To Amend Section 27-115-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Terms "video Lottery" And "video Lottery Terminal" In The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law Do Not Include Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices; To Amend Section 75-76-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Terms "game," "gambling Game" And "gaming Device" In The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Do Not Include Predominantly Skill Terminal Devices; To Amend Sections 67-1-71, 97-33-9, 97-33-11, 97-33-13, 97-33-21, 97-33-23 And 97-33-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 75-76-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Percentage Of The License Fee Imposed On Gaming Licensees Based On The Monthly Gross Revenue Of The Licensee; To Amend Section 75-76-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; To Amend Section 75-76-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Gaming Licensees Authorized To Establish A Sports Pool Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act To Operate A Sports Pool Through Sports Betting Kiosks Or Terminals Placed On The Premises Of A Host Location Licensed Under This Act, With The Written Agreement Of The Host Location Licensee; To Direct The Mississippi Gaming Commission To Adopt Regulations Governing The Placement And Operation Of Sports Betting Kiosks Or Terminals In Licensed Host Locations; To Amend Sections 75-76-33 And 75-76-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Public Employees' Retirement System Protection Act of 2021; create.

Sen. Juan Barnett [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2021-01-15	Senate	Referred To Gaming;Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	115	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
67	1	71	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	101	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	129	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	177	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	89	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	49	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2344.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2344IN.htm