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• Introduced by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D) on September 14, 2006, to exempt bartenders, cocktail waitresses, or other individuals engaged exclusively in preparing or serving food or beverages from the list of employees who are required to be licensed as a "gaming employee" to work in a casino, but expand the list to include essentially anyone who has any contact with the gambling activities, including everything from certain accounting activities to security workers, machine mechanics, and all the more direct activities, including dealers, cashiers, etc. Having a criminal record precludes an individual from getting a "gaming employee" license.
  • Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on September 14, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on December 5, 2006, with the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Amendment offered in the House on December 7, 2006, to not explicitly exempt food and beverage service workers from the licensure requirements, but instead create a more specific definition of who is covered by them which does not include these workers. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on December 7, 2006.
• Passed in the House (90 to 12) on December 7, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 12, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Government Operations and Reform Committee on December 12, 2006.