HSB 552

This bill relates to gambling regulation and enforcement activities of the division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety.25A, concerning gaming operation investigation and enforcement by the department of public safety, is amended to provide that the subdivision of the division of criminal investigation established for investigation and enforcement purposes shall be for the purpose of enforcement of criminal violations of Code chapters 99D, 99E, and 99F. _____ commission and not the division of criminal investigation. 6(3), concerning fees charged an applicant for a license, is amended to provide that the fee shall include costs associated with a background or information investigation conducted by the division of criminal investigation only if the division is required to conduct the investigation by the racing and gaming commission. The subsection is further amended to provide that the fee charged to defray the costs associated with a background or information investigation shall reflect only actual direct costs incurred by the division of criminal investigation and shall be itemized and provided to the commission.6(4), concerning the requirement to conduct a background investigation, is amended by striking the requirement that before a license is granted, the division of criminal investigation shall conduct a background investigation. Instead, the bill provides that before a license is granted, the commission shall conduct a background or information investigation in a manner as determined by the commission. In conducting this investigation, the bill provides that the commission may consider an applicant’s current license status in this state or other jurisdictions in determining background or information investigation requirements and may require the division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety or other prescribed entity performing background services to conduct a thorough background or information investigation.10, concerning regulatory fees, is amended. The bill provides that the current requirement that the amount of revenue to be raised from regulatory fees shall be calculated based on the cost of salaries for no more than three special agents of the division of criminal investigation for each excursion gambling boat or gambling structure shall end July 1, 2023. _____ each gambling boat or gambling structure shall be determined based on the costs of special agents for the division of criminal investigation’s excursion gambling boat or gambling structure activities and limits the total number of enforcement assistants and agents to full-time equivalent positions.4B, concerning the requirement that the department of inspections and appeals cooperate to the maximum extent possible with the division of criminal investigation in adopting rules relating to the gaming operations in Code chapters 99D, 99E, and 99F, is repealed.