Bill Text: MA H322 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the distribution formula of the State Lottery
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 [H322 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H322-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven M. Walsh
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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:
Resolve providing for a study of the current lottery revenue distribution formula.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Steven M. Walsh |
11th Essex |
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Denise Provost |
27th Middlesex |
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John D. Keenan |
7th Essex |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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RESOLVE
Resolved,
That a special commission, consisting of three members of the House of Representatives, including the Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means or his or her designee, three members of the Senate, including the Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means or his or her designee, the State Treasurer or his designee, the Secretary of Administration and Finance or his designee, and the Executive Director of the State Lottery Commission, is hereby established for the purpose of making an investigation and study of the current lottery distribution formula, specifically to determine and insure that cities and towns which support the state lottery at the highest level are conversely receiving higher levels of the lottery revenue distribution. Said commission shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study, and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on or before the first Wednesday in November, two thousand and ten..
