Introduced
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To postpone until 2013 a requirement that no more and no less than 45 percent of lottery ticket sale revenue be paid out in prizes. According to a 2002 Senate Fiscal Agency analysis, approximately 54 percent of ticket sale revenue is distributed for prizes. Reportedly, the record in other states is that when payouts are reduced, lottery ticket sales and net proceeds also decline.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that eliminates the sunset of this law rather than just extending it.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 107 to 1 (details)
To eliminate a requirement that no more and no less than 45 percent of lottery ticket sale revenue be paid out in prizes, eliminating a 2012 sunset on this provision. According to a 2002 Senate Fiscal Agency analysis, approximately 54 percent of ticket sale revenue is distributed for prizes. Reportedly, the record in other states is that when payouts are reduced, lottery ticket sales and net proceeds also decline.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate 34 to 3 (details)
To eliminate a requirement that no more and no less than 45 percent of lottery ticket sale revenue be paid out in prizes, eliminating a 2012 sunset on this provision. According to a 2002 Senate Fiscal Agency analysis, approximately 54 percent of ticket sale revenue is distributed for prizes. Reportedly, the record in other states is that when payouts are reduced, lottery ticket sales and net proceeds also decline.
