RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 658 (SB 16) 2022 Regular Session Fred Mills
Existing law establishes the Video Draw Poker Device Fund (hereinafter the "fund") and
provides for the distribution and expenditure of monies in the fund.
Prior law required that monies in the fund be withdrawn only pursuant to appropriation by
the legislature and be distributed as follows:
(1)25% to be distributed in the following priority:
(a)To provide district attorneys and assistant district attorneys increased
compensation as provided by law enacted in the 1992 R.S. not to exceed
$5,400,000.
(b)Remaining monies after the distribution to district attorneys and assistant
district attorneys to be distributed as follows:
(i)To the governing authorities of municipalities in which video draw poker
devices are operated as provided by law.
(ii)To the governing authority of each parish in which video draw poker devices
are operated and the sheriff of each such parish, to be divided equally
between them, as provided by law.
(2)An amount allocated to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and to the
Department of Justice pursuant to legislative appropriation.
(3)Any monies in the fund not required to meet the requirements in prior law were
credited to and deposited in the state general fund as they became available. Any
unexpended or unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal
year reverted to the state general fund.
New law retains prior law except that it provides that any portion of the unexpended or
unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year after the 25%
allocation is made pursuant to prior law shall not revert to the state general fund but shall be
distributed in accordance with prior law. New law further provides any remaining portion of
the 75% of the unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal
year shall revert to the state general fund.
Effective June 18, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 27:437(C)(3))