HB273: establishing a committee to study certain practices of the lottery commission.

HB 273 - AS INTRODUCED

2017 SESSION

17-0699

08/03

HOUSE BILL 273

AN ACT establishing a committee to study certain practices of the lottery commission.

SPONSORS: Rep. Patten, Merr. 17

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes establishing a committee to study certain practices of the lottery commission.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0699

08/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study certain practices of the lottery commission.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study certain practices of the lottery commission.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall:

I. Consider whether the lottery commission office shall be required to stay open until 4:30 p.m. daily.

II. Determine whether the lottery commission continues to sell tickets for which prizes are no longer available.

III. Consider requiring the lottery commission to post on its website monthly which prizes for which games are still available and which prizes have been won.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2017.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.