The Georgia Senate is advancing sports betting by way of a Constitutional Amendment, which requires two pieces of legislation. Senate Bill 386 details how the legislation will operate (licensing, taxing, enforcement, etc.), but it does not become law unless SR 579 is enacted.… Read the rest
The Georgia Senate is advancing sports betting by way of a Constitution Amendment, which requires two pieces of legislation. Senate Bill 386 details how the legislation will operate (licensing, taxing, enforcement, etc.) Senate Resolution 579 is the companion piece of legislation which allows for the voters of Georgia to change our state constitution to allow sports betting.… Read the rest
The Georgia Senate is advancing sports better by way of a Constitution Amendment, which requires two pieces of legislation. Senate Bill 386 details how it will operate (licensing, taxing, enforcement, etc.). SR 579 is a separate piece of legislation which allows for the voters of Georgia to change the state constitution to allow sports better.… Read the rest
The Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 386 on February 1. Although this bill attempted to legalize sports betting without a constitutional amendment, it was amended before the final vote and now *requires* a constitutional amendment before it can be enacted. By adding this requirement, a separate piece of legislation must pass by a 2/3 vote in both the House and Senate and then get approved by Georgia voters.… Read the rest
Monday, January 8, 2024 was the first day of the second half of the two-year legislative session, and the General Assembly is off to a fast start!
Senate Bill 172, the “Georgia Sports Betting Integrity Act,” (which did not make it out of the Senate committee last year) was just approved by their Regulated Industries committee on Tuesday, January 9.… Read the rest
We are grateful that Citizen Impact had a strong year. Our Pastors & Ministry Leaders’ Day in February was well-attended and, once again, Gov. Brian Kemp spoke. We also re-started the Student Legislative Days for the first time since 2020.
At the Georgia General Assembly there was a hard push to legalize sports betting here in Georgia, but we (along with other like-minded organizations) were successful again stopping any expansion of state-sponsored gambling.… Read the rest
***NO VOTE ON EXPANDING STATE-SPONSORED GAMBLING***
The Georgia General Assembly ended their 2023 session without expanding any form of gambling in Georgia. This is wonderful news and a huge praise! However, because 2023 is the first year of a two-year session, gambling bills are still alive for the 2024 session, which begins next January.… Read the rest
***Urgent Information***
Although House Bill 380 did not get a vote by the end of Crossover Day, on March 16 a Senate committee basically added the language of the Georgia Lottery Game of Sports Betting Act to House Bill 237 which *did* pass out of the House.… Read the rest
Bills we are tracking in the 2023-2024 Georgia General Assembly:
***Urgent Information*** on Two Bills:
Although House Bill 380 did not get a vote by the end of Crossover Day, on March 16 a Senate committee added the language of the Georgia Lottery Game of Sports Betting Act to House Bill 237 which *did* pass out of the House.… Read the rest