1st Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/04/1999 | |
1st Engrossment | Posted on 03/24/1999 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to gambling; proposing an amendment to the 1.3 Minnesota Constitution, article X, section 8, 1.4 permitting the legislature to authorize gaming 1.5 machines and card games at a horse racing facility. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.] 1.8 An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article X, 1.9 section 8, is proposed to the people. If the amendment is 1.10 adopted, article X, section 8, will read: 1.11 Sec. 8. The legislature may authorize on-track pari-mutuel 1.12 betting on horse racing in a manner prescribed by law. The 1.13 legislature may authorize an entity licensed to conduct 1.14 pari-mutuel betting to operate gaming machines and card games at 1.15 a horse racing facility first licensed before January 1, 1999. 1.16 Sec. 2. [SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.] 1.17 The constitutional amendment must be submitted to the 1.18 people at the 2000 general election. The question submitted 1.19 shall be: 1.20 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to authorize 1.21 an entity that is licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a 1.22 racetrack first licensed before January 1, 1999, to operate 1.23 gaming machines and card games at that racetrack? 1.24 Yes ....... 1.25 No ........"