Lottery Proceeds Fund; appropriates a portion to Department of Veterans Services. (SB1386)
Introduced By
Sen. Chuck Colgan (D-Manassas)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Use of the Lottery Proceeds Fund. Appropriates three percent of the moneys credited to the Lottery Proceeds Fund to the Department of Veterans Services for its use in meeting its statutory responsibilities. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/14/2011 | Presented and ordered printed |
| 01/14/2011 | Presented and ordered printed 11103073D |
| 01/14/2011 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 01/24/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1386) |
| 02/02/2011 | Reported from Finance with substitute (11-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11104976D-S1 |
| 02/03/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1386S1) |
| 02/04/2011 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/07/2011 | Read second time |
| 02/07/2011 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/07/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11104976D-S1 |
| 02/07/2011 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/07/2011 | Amendments by Senator Colgan agreed to |
| 02/07/2011 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1386ES1 |
| 02/07/2011 | Printed as engrossed 11104976D-ES1 |
| 02/08/2011 | Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/10/2011 | Read first time |
| 02/10/2011 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 02/14/2011 | Assigned GL sub: #3 ABC/Gaming |
| 02/15/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1386ES1) |
| 02/17/2011 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
| 02/22/2011 | Left in General Laws |
Comments
I thought this was only for education. Will this open the floodgates for lots of other worthy causes?
The Lottery was established with the promise that the proceeds would go to Education. What are the chances that once this precedent is set it won't be tapped for every cause that some lobbyist convinces some lawmakers is "worthy." My guess: zero. While I am fully in support of funding Veterans Services adequately this bait and switch game is not the way to do it. It merely reinforces the widespread impression that lawmakers cannot be trusted to live up to their promises.