Introduced
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To postpone until 2012 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. The record in other states is that when payouts are reduced, lottery ticket sales and net proceeds also decline.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate 35 to 1 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 102 to 1 (details)
To postpone until 2012 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. The record in other states is that when payouts are reduced, lottery ticket sales and net proceeds also decline.
