SB 896: State Lotteries

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

State Lotteries; Deleting a provision requiring the compensation of the Secretary of the Department of the Lottery to be set annually by the Governor; revising requirements for studies and evaluations of security in the operation of the department; increasing the amount of a lottery retailer bond; authorizing the use of a debit card in a vending machine to purchase a lottery ticket; providing an exception to the prohibition on officers or employees of the department purchasing a lottery ticket, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/19/2025 02:25 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 753 by Alvarez, J., LaMarca State Lotteries Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Similar
  S 1264 (c2) by Collins Rural and Urban Business Enterprises Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare

• Citations - Statute (14)

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  20.317	Department of the Lottery.	Page 2 [pdf]
  24.103	Definitions.	Page 3 [pdf]
  24.105	Powers and duties of department.	Page 4 [pdf]
  24.108	Division of Security; duties; security report.	Page 6 [pdf]
  24.111	Vendors; disclosure and contract requirements.	Page 8 [pdf]
  24.112	Retailers of lottery tickets; authorization of vending machines to dispense lottery tickets.	Page 12 [pdf]
  24.113	Minority participation.	Page 15 [pdf]
  24.116	Unlawful purchase of lottery tickets; penalty.	Page 15 [pdf]
  24.1173		Page 16 [pdf]
  24.118	Other prohibited acts; penalties.	Page 16 [pdf]
  24.119	Use of word “lottery” in corporate name.	Page 18 [pdf]
  24.120	Financial matters; Operating Trust Fund; interagency cooperation.	Page 18 [pdf]
  24.1215	Duty to inform public of lottery’s significance to education.	Page 18 [pdf]
  24.124	Responsibility for ticket accuracy; department, retailer, and vendor liability.	Page 19 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/19/2025	S	• Filed
  2/28/2025	S	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced
  5/3/2025	S	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration