Mississippi House Bill 720 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Horse Racing Act; To Create The Mississippi State Racing Commission; To Provide For The Composition Of The Commission; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Commission; To Provide That The Commission Shall Establish A License To Operate A Horse Race Track And Horse Race Meetings In Any County In The State Of Mississippi That Has A Facility That Meets The Requirements Of The Commission; To Amend Section 97-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make An Exception To The Prohibition On Gaming For The Premises Of A Horse Race Track Licensed By The Mississippi State Racing Commission And The Mississippi State Gaming Commission For The Pari-mutuel Betting Of Horse Racing; To Amend Sections 75-76-28 And 75-76-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Amend Section 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Horse Racing From The List Of Betting Crimes; To Amend Section 87-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Horse-racing From The List Of Void Contracts; To Amend Section 87-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Horse-racing From The List Of Prohibited Acts; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Horse Racing Act; create.

Rep. Kenneth Walker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Gaming;Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
75	76	28	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	76	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
87	1	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
87	1	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	33	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0720.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0720IN.htm