MA H37

Bill

Establishing an online lottery

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

So much of the recommendations of the Department of the State Treasurer (House, No. 27) as relates to establishing an online lottery. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an online lottery in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Authorizing the State Lottery Commission to conduct online lottery games, with requirements for age verification, limiting sales to within Massachusetts, allowing self-exclusion, setting deposit/transaction limits, and clarifying that player account funds belong solely to the player. 2. Allowing the Commission to enter into agreements with other states or jurisdictions to offer multi-jurisdictional online lottery games. 3. Specifying the apportionment of lottery revenue, including at least 45% for prizes, up to 15% for operation and administration costs, and the remainder to be used for budgeted aid to cities and towns, with any excess over 103% of the previous year's aid to be split between the Massachusetts School Building Authority, special education programs, and additional municipal aid. 4. Applying the existing laws regulating the state lottery to online lottery operations as well.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5043 (on 10/26/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H37

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H37
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H37.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H28	Modernizing the Massachusetts alcohol laws	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H29	Authorizing charity alcohol auctions	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H30	Relative to the deposit of public monies	Accompanied a study order, see H5054	Similar To
H31	Relative to surety bonds	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H32	Relative to explosive bonds	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H38	Modernizing Lottery payment options	Accompanied H202	Similar To
H43	Relative to student debt	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H50	Relative to the use of electronic signatures under Chapter 32	Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means with the amendment pending	Similar To
H5043	Study Order - licensing, right to repair law, consumer safety and rights.	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H52	Relative to the pro rating of creditable service	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To

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