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Senate committee hears bill to fold gaming commission into attorney general’s office
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony for Senate Bill 2224, which would remove the Gaming Commission and place regulation and rulemaking authority fully under the Attorney General’s Office; proponents said the commission is redundant, opponents warned it would reduce checks on a growing industry.
The Senate Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 2224, a measure that would abolish the state Gaming Commission and vest full authority to administer and regulate charitable and other gaming with the Attorney General’s Office.
Senator Yana Bridal, sponsor of SB 2224, told the committee the bill would remove what she described as an unnecessary middle step in rulemaking: "let it be administered fully under the attorney general's office," she said, arguing the attorney general’s staff already drafts and approves administrative rules used in the industry.
Opposition testimony came from Scott…
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