Bill Text: HI HB394 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Gambling; Slot Machine; Video Poker Gambling; Constitutional Amendment
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. [HB394 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-HB394-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO LEGALIZE SLOT MACHINE GAMBLING AND gambling by VIDEO POKER MACHINES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to legalize slot machine gambling and gambling by video poker machines as provided by law.
SECTION 2. Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"MACHINE GAMBLING
Section . Gambling by the use of slot machines and video poker machines shall be legal; provided that the gambling is not visible from the street and is limited to designated resort areas located within Waikiki on the island of Oahu as provided by law."
SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
"Shall gambling by the use of slot machines and video poker machines be legal in Hawaii if the gambling is not visible from the street and is limited to designated resort areas located within Waikiki on the island of Oahu as provided by law?"
SECTION 4. New constitutional material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
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Report Title:
Gambling; Slot Machine; Video Poker Gambling; Constitutional Amendment
Description:
Proposes a constitutional amendment to legalize slot machine and video poker gambling that are not visible from the street in designated resort areas within Waikiki on the island of Oahu as provided by law.
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