Bill Text: MA S157 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibit the sale of lottery tickets on credit.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

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

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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
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��������������� 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:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Mr. Morrissey	Norfolk and Plymouth
Susan C. Tucker	Second Essex and Middlesex
Kathi-Anne Reinstein	16th Suffolk
Kay Khan	11th Middlesex
James B. Eldridge	Middlesex and Worcester
Angelo M. Scaccia	14th Suffolk
Stephen M. Brewer	Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin
Brian P. Wallace	4th Suffolk
Sonia Chang-D�az	Second Suffolk
John D. Keenan	7th Essex
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.