REFERENCE TITLE: department of gaming; continuation

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2020

 

 

SB 1275

 

Introduced by

Senator Ugenti-Rita

 

 

AN ACT

 

repealing section 41-3020.16, arizona revised statutes; amending title 41, chapter 27, article 2, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 41‑3026.04; relating to gaming.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Repeal

Section 41-3020.16, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2.  Title 41, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 41-3026.04, to read:

START_STATUTE41-3026.04.  Department of gaming; termination July 1, 2026

A.  the department of gaming terminates on july 1, 2026.

B.  Sections 5-601, 5-602, 5-602.01, 5-603, 5-604 and this section are repealed on January 1, 2027. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Purpose

Pursuant to section 41-2955, subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the department of gaming to carry out the responsibilities of the state gaming agency in compacts executed by the state and Indian tribes of this state pursuant to the Indian gaming regulatory act of 1988 (25 United States Code sections 2701 through 2721 and 18 United States Code sections 1166 through 1168).

Sec. 4.  Retroactivity

Sections 1 and 2 of this act apply retroactively to from and after July 1, 2020.