State Lottery Department; powers of Director and Board. (HB827)
Introduced By
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
State Lottery Department; powers of the Director and the Board. Authorizes the Director of the State Lottery Department to establish temporary bonus or incentive programs for payments to licensed sales agents which he determines will be cost effective and support increased sales of lottery products. The bill further provides that the Lottery Board not be required to approve the temporary bonus or incentive programs. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2008 | Committee |
01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080697856 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/11/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB827) |
01/17/2008 | Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming |
02/05/2008 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2008 | Read first time |
02/07/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/08/2008 | Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N) |
02/08/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
02/11/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/20/2008 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) |
02/22/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2008 | Read third time |
02/25/2008 | Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) |
02/25/2008 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/25/2008 | Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) |
02/27/2008 | Enrolled |
02/27/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB827ER) |
02/27/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB827ER) |
02/27/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2008 | Signed by President |
03/04/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (effective 7/1/08) |
03/11/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302) |
Comments
I am completely AGAINST the lottery and any expansion thereof. This preys on people who do not have disposable income, yet spend anyway in hopes of "getting something for nothing".
I cannot approve this bill.