l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1043

Gaming; create state lottery to fund higher education.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Gaming Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION ACT"; TO CREATE A STATE LOTTERY TO FUND THE MISSISSIPPI HOPE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE LOTTERY SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION REGARDING THE STATE LOTTERY; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI HOPE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROCEEDS COLLECTED FROM THE SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS WITHIN A COUNTY SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THAT COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT, AFTER DEDUCTING CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AND PRIZE EXPENSES, THE REMAINDER OF THE NET PROCEEDS SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI HOPE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-106-5, 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; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX THE SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

John Mayo, John W. Hines, Sr., Sara R. Thomas

Its course

February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

GamingFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committees on Gaming and on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Gaming;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives