Bill Text: MA H302 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Provide for the distribution of lottery funds to cities and towns in direct proportion to the total revenues accruing from lottery sales in each such municipality
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/9 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H302 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H302-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo M. Scaccia
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Angelo M. Scaccia |
14th Suffolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 315 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the
sale of lottery tickets.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 35 of chapter 10 of the General
Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking
out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:—
(c) the balance of said fund, as determined by the comptroller on September
thirtieth, December thirty-first, March thirty-first and June thirtieth of each
fiscal year, shall be distributed to cities and towns in direct proportion to
the total revenue accruing from the sale of lottery tickets or shares in such
cities and towns.
SECTION 2. Section 2M of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 11 to 15, inclusive, the words “, and (4) any revenues collected from proceeds of the State Lottery Fund, in accordance with the provisions of section thirty-five of chapter ten, and any revenues collected from the proceeds of the Arts Lottery Fund, in accordance with the provisions of section thirty-five C of said chapter ten.”
