Mississippi House Bill 800 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish A State Lottery To Be Administered By The Mississippi Gaming Commission; To Provide That The State Lottery Shall Be Conducted Only Within The Boundaries Of The Municipality In The State Having The Highest Population; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Mississippi Gaming Commission Regarding The Administration Of The State Lottery; To Provide For The Allocation Of The Proceeds Collected From The Sale Of Lottery Tickets In The State, After Deducting Certain Administrative And Prize Expenses; To Provide That Forty-five Percent Of The Proceeds Shall Be Allocated As Prize Money; To Provide That Two Percent Of The Proceeds Shall Be Allocated To The Municipality Within Which The Lottery Is Conducted; To Provide That The Remainder Of The Proceeds Shall Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Amend Sections 67-1-71, 75-76-3, 75-76-5, 97-33-9, 97-33-11, 97-33-13, 97-33-21, 97-33-23, 97-33-31, 97-33-33, 97-33-35, 97-33-37, 97-33-39, 97-33-41, 97-33-43, 97-33-45, 97-33-47 And 97-33-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Gaming; create state lottery to be conducted only within city having highest population and deposit proceeds in General Fund.

Rep. Alyce Clarke [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Gaming;Municipalities;et al

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0800.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0800IN.htm