Bill Text: IA SF2048 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing a multiple sclerosis support fund and authorizing lottery games to benefit persons with multiple sclerosis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-26 - Subcommittee, Danielson, Dvorsky, and Johnson. S.J. 106. [SF2048 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF2048-Introduced.html
Senate File 2048 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY ZAUN A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing a multiple sclerosis support fund and 2 authorizing lottery games to benefit persons with multiple 3 sclerosis. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5720XS (2) 86 ec/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 99G.9B Limited series of lottery 1 2 games to benefit persons with multiple sclerosis. 1 3 The chief executive officer, in consultation with the board, 1 4 shall develop and conduct one additional instant scratch and 1 5 one additional pull=tab lottery game annually to provide moneys 1 6 for the benefit of persons with multiple sclerosis. The 1 7 moneys received from the sale of tickets for each lottery game 1 8 shall be deposited in a special account in the lottery fund. 1 9 Notwithstanding section 99G.39, after payment of the prizes, 1 10 the remaining moneys shall be transferred to the multiple 1 11 sclerosis support fund established pursuant to section 135.23. 1 12 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 135.23 Multiple sclerosis support 1 13 fund. 1 14 1. A multiple sclerosis support fund is created in the 1 15 state treasury under the control of the department. The fund 1 16 consists of all moneys transferred or appropriated to the fund. 1 17 2. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department 1 18 to be used for the purpose of providing financial assistance 1 19 to organizations in this state that support and assist persons 1 20 with multiple sclerosis or provide funding for research 1 21 relating to multiple sclerosis. 1 22 3. Moneys in the multiple sclerosis support fund are not 1 23 subject to section 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, 1 24 subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the multiple 1 25 sclerosis support fund shall be credited to the fund. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 28 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 29 This bill provides that the chief executive officer of the 1 30 lottery authority shall develop and conduct one additional 1 31 instant scratch and one additional pull=tab lottery game 1 32 annually for the benefit of persons with multiple sclerosis. 1 33 Moneys received from the games, less prizes, shall be 1 34 transferred to the multiple sclerosis support fund. 1 35 The bill establishes the multiple sclerosis support fund 2 1 under the control of the department of public health and 2 2 provides that moneys in the fund shall be used for providing 2 3 financial assistance to organizations in this state that 2 4 support and assist persons with multiple sclerosis or provide 2 5 funding for research relating to multiple sclerosis. LSB 5720XS (2) 86 ec/nh