State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said it would be difficult to convince him and his colleagues to change their votes if the lottery and gambling bill is brought up again before the session ends.

The Senate failed to pass a constitutional amendment regarding lotteries and gambling by a vote of 20 to 15. A constitutional amendment requires 60% support in both houses, so 21 votes would be needed to pass.

Oh discussed the bill on WVNN's “The Dale Jackson Show” on Friday.

“Obviously, when I talk to him, they can speak for themselves, but I think their opinions are more set in stone than they've ever been,” Oh said. “And I'll say this … after you vote like that, when people start pushing you and criticizing you, a lot of times you just sit back and say, 'You know I'm here,' and you make up your mind.”

Senators also outlined other issues with trying to pass the bill.

“We're talking about one vote,” he said. “We're talking about two votes, maybe three. So the first two votes on the Senate bill and the need for a conference, a majority of the Senate Republican Caucus was in favor of these bills. In this last vote… 15 Republicans were against and 12 Republicans were in favor. It's clear that there is a majority of senators who are against the conference report. And we have an unspoken rule in our caucus that when it comes to votes, the minority of the caucus does not go against the majority of the caucus.

“We're not going to ally with Democrats and force the minority of the Republican caucus to pass something. That's the status quo in our Senate. Any sponsor who wants to pass a bill needs at least the 22nd vote, not just the 21st.”

Donald Trump Jr. recently made headlines when he spoke out about the issue.

“Excited to go to Alabama next week to raise funds for my dad, but when I ask anyone from Alabama what's going on in their state, this is all they talk about,” Trump posted on X. “Why won't the Alabama Senate put a referendum on a clear bill to legalize the lottery and fund education when 45 states already do it? Shouldn't Alabama keep these billions of dollars in funding instead of sending them to other states?”

Oh responded to the comments by saying they likely won't have much impact on the final outcome.

“I was just astounded and thought about the arrogance of some people who think they are so far away, they don't know the local situation and nobody cares what they have to say.”

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