SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Reported from the Special Committee on General Laws March 12, 2008 with recommendation that House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1929 Do Pass. Referred to the Committee on Rules pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f).
D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 313, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to excursion gambling boats, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 313, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto two new sections, to be known as sections 313.833 and 1, to read as follows:
313.833. 1. A holder of any license who violates the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be subject to an appropriate administrative penalty by the commission's executive director. Each licensee subjected to an administrative penalty shall have the right to a hearing to contest any such penalty and said penalty shall not be imposed until the conclusion of any such hearing and final appeal. Such penalty may include, but not be limited to, a monetary penalty and suspension or revocation of license.
2. The executive director shall report any such administrative penalties to the commission on a regular basis.
3. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish penalties for violations of the applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
4. Nothing in this section shall in any way limit the commission's authority to take emergency action deemed appropriate to protect public health, safety, and welfare when facts are sufficient to support the conclusion that an immediate threat to the public health, safety, and welfare exists.
Section 1. No new license shall be issued by the commission for any excursion gambling boat prior to January 1, 2010.
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