MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Key legislators say the highly
advertised "Sweet Home Alabama" gambling bill is dead for this
session because it doesn't have enough support to pass in the
Senate.
The Senate Rules Committee chairman, Democrat Lowell Barron of
Fyffe, says he's not going to put the bill on the Senate's work
agenda during the session's closing days because it is several
votes short of passage.
Click here to read the Senate's version of the bill.
A sponsor, Democratic Rep. Marcel Black of Tuscumbia, agrees. He
says there's no need for the House to consider the bill if it can't
pass the Senate. Black predicts it will be back next year.
Click here to read the House's version of the bill.
The bill is a proposed constitutional amendment to tax, regulate
and expand electronic bingo. It was promoted in a statewide
advertising campaign featuring country music stars, including
Alabama singer Randy Owen.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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