Bill Text: MA S157 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibit the sale of lottery tickets on credit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-11-12 - Read; and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [S157 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S157-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mr. Morrissey
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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 prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets on credit.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Mr. Morrissey |
Norfolk and Plymouth |
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Susan C. Tucker |
Second Essex and Middlesex |
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Kathi-Anne Reinstein |
16th Suffolk |
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Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
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James B. Eldridge |
Middlesex and Worcester |
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Angelo M. Scaccia |
14th Suffolk |
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Stephen M. Brewer |
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin |
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Brian P. Wallace |
4th Suffolk |
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Sonia Chang-Díaz |
Second Suffolk |
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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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An Act prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets on credit.
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 29 of Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Line 8 the following new paragraph:-
No person may sell a ticket or share if the only consideration given is a promise, in fact or in law, to make payment at a future time.
