Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Gaming Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 761
Gaming; create state lottery to fund higher education scholarship program.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION"; TO CREATE A STATE LOTTERY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE LOTTERY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE LOTTERY IS TO FUND THE MISSISSIPPI HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI HOPE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND; 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 COLLECTED FROM THE SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS IN THE STATE SHALL BE ALLOCATED AS PRIZE MONEY; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS WITHIN A COUNTY SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THAT COUNTY; TO PROVIDE THAT 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; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2015, 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 RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
GamingJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Gaming, on Universities and Colleges and on et al
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Gaming;Universities and Colleges;et alHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives