The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Dawn Romero Watson.
DIGEST
SB 66 Original 2020 Regular Session Talbot
Present constitution provides for gambling to be defined by and suppressed by the legislature.
Present constitution provides that no law authorizing a new form of gaming, gambling, or wagering
will be effective nor will such gaming, gambling, or wagering be licensed or permitted to be
conducted in a parish unless a referendum election on a proposition to allow such gaming, gambling,
or wagering is held in the parish and the proposition is approved by a majority of those voting
thereon.
Present constitution provides that notwithstanding the present constitutional provisions regarding
prohibited local and special laws, or any other provision of the constitution, the legislature by local
or special law may provide for elections on propositions relating to allowing or prohibiting one or
more forms of gaming, gambling, or wagering authorized by law.
Proposed law provides for a proposition election to determine whether sports wagering activities and
operations will be permitted in a particular parish. Provides that the proposition will be on the ballot
at the statewide election occurring on November 3, 2020.
Proposed law provides that if a majority of the qualified electors in the parish voting on the
proposition vote "for" the proposition, then sports wagering activities and operations will be
permitted in such parish only after state laws providing for the licensing, regulation, and taxation of
such activities and operations are enacted and become effective.
Proposed law provides that if a majority of the qualified electors in the parish voting on the
proposition vote "against" the proposition, then sports wagering activities and operations will not
be permitted in the parish.
Designates proposed law to be a special law for purposes of constitutional requirement regarding
proposition elections on gambling, gaming, or wagering.
Effective June 10, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 18:1300.24)