Bingo Bill clears one hurdle; headed to Senate Tourism Committee

By Lance Griffin

Published: April 8, 2008

A bill that would put the issue of electronic bingo on the November ballot has been signed out of the Senate Local Legislation #1 Committee and has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Tourism and Travel.

Committee members are Sen. Bobby Singleton (D); Sen. E.B. McClain (D); Sen. Lowell Barron (D); Sen. Charles Bishop (R); Sen. Pat Lindsey (D); Sen. Del Marsh (R); Sen. Myron Penn (D); Sen. Quinton Ross (D); Sen. Rodger Smitherman; Sen. Wendell Mitchell (D);