2010 House Bill 6534

Ban large lottery prizes for welfare, food stamp & Medicaid recipients

Introduced in the House

Oct. 5, 2010

Introduced by Rep. Tom McMillin (R-45)

To prohibit a person who gets welfare, food stamps or Medicaid from collecting a lottery prize more than $600. If the prize were larger, then the portion not paid to the person would go into the state School Aid Fund, as does all unclaimed lottery prize money.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform