Kentucky House Bill 58 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-08 - to Licensing & Occupations (H)
Pending: House Licensing and Occupations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 222.005 to define "pathological gambling" and "problem gambling"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the Problem and Pathological Gamblers Awareness and Treatment Program; direct the use of funds and limit annual administrative costs to $200,000; establish the Gamblers Awareness and Treatment Program Advisory Council; establish the council's membership and responsibilities; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations in collaboration with the council; establish a funding and application process, certify disbursement of funds, and require reports annually; assign responsibilities to the director of the Division of Behavioral Health; amend KRS 222.001 and 222.003 to conform; APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT relating to problem, compulsive, or pathological gambling and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. Terry Mills [D]

Sen. C.B. Embry [R]

Rep. Derrick Graham [D]

Rep. Carl Rollins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	to Licensing & Occupations (H)
2013-01-08	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB58.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB58/bill.doc