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Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Failed In Subcommittee State Government of S&LG of State & Local Government Committee Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Prohibits lottery prizes from being given to any person who is on public assistance. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB0981 / SB1096Other Fiscal Impact - Decrease in net lottery proceeds exceeding $2,500,000 in FY07-08. In addition, unclaimed prizes will increase by an amount exceeding $50,000 in FY07-08.
Latest Action: 04/04/2007 - Motion to recommend for passage tabled Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1136. Lottery, Corporation - Prohibits TELC from promoting, marketing, or advertising lottery games in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB1243 / *SB1136Other Fiscal Impact - TELC advertising expenditures would decrease approximately $14,100,000 per year. However, net lottery proceeds are estimated to decrease by an amount exceeding $25,000,000 per year. This would result in fewer scholarships being awarded to eligible recipients. Bill Summary for HB1243 / *SB1136 This bill removes the present law authorization for the Tennessee education lottery corporation to promote the lottery and instead prohibits the corporation from promoting, marketing or advertising lottery games or the sale of lottery tickets. Retailers will be authorized to promote, on site, lottery games and the sale [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Education Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2055. Lottery, Corporation - Creates Education Revolving Loan (ERL) subaccount within the lottery capital outlay account to provide loans to local government entities to finance education projects; ERL subaccount to be administered by Tennessee local development authority. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 31; Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *HB1475 / SB2055Other Fiscal Impact - The fiscal impact of this bill is dependent upon two factors: (1) Passage of HB2357 (The Tennessee Schoolhouse Trust Fund Act of 2007), and (2) a one-time transfer of $100,000,000 from the Lottery for Education Account (net lottery proceeds) to the Tennessee Schoolhouse Trust Fund Account. The $100,000,000 transfer has been included in the Governors FY07-08 Budget Document. Given these two factors are met, there will be increases [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Public Chapter 319 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2074. Lottery, Corporation - Allows person with license violation for unlawfully selling or providing a product or substance to a minor to become a lottery retailer if any sentence has been completed and the license has been restored. - Amends TCA Section 4-51-115. Fiscal Summary for *HB1496 / SB2074Other Fiscal Impact - For each additional retailer authorized to sell lottery tickets as a result of this legislation, net lottery proceeds are expected to increase by approximately $58,500 per year. Bill Summary for *HB1496 / SB2074 Among the reasons for disqualification from being selected as a lottery retailer under present law is being convicted of any criminal offense involving unlawfully selling or providing a product or substance to a minor in this state or any other jurisdiction unless such person's civil rights have been restored [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Government Operations for review--State & Local Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1993. Lottery, Corporation - Modifies certain policies and procedures pertaining to the education lottery. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 6 and Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. Fiscal Summary for *HB1558 / SB1993Other Fiscal Impact - If unclaimed prize money were to ever exceed the current $18.0 million limit in the future, then after-school programs would benefit by such excess amount up to $2.0 million. Any unclaimed prize money in excess of $20.0 million would accrue to the Lottery for Education Account. However, this is considered an unlikely scenario in the near future given historical trends and forecasts for unclaimed prize money for FY07-08 and FY08-09. Otherwise, the fiscal impact of this legislation is considered minimal. Bill Summary for *HB1558 / SB1993 ON MAY 7, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Public Chapter 95 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1970. Lottery, Corporation - Clarifies that lottery provisions are controlling in regard to assignment of lottery prizes. - Amends TCA Section 4-51-123(c). Fiscal Summary for *HB1574 / SB1970Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1574 / SB1970 Under the present law provisions governing the lottery, no prize is assignable. Any prize or any portion of a prize remaining unpaid at the death of a prize winner must be paid to the estate of the deceased prize winner or to the trustee of a trust established by the deceased prize winner as settlor. However, present law specifies that any person, pursuant to an appropriate judicial order, must be paid the prize to which a winner is entitled. This bill specifies that the above provisions apply regardless of an inconsistent provision in the present law [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee State Government of S&LG Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0046. Lottery, Corporation - Sets certain salary and benefit levels for the corporation. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51. Fiscal Summary for HB1648 / *SB0046Other Fiscal Impact - TELC expenditures are estimated to decrease by $912,000 per year. Any reduction of TELC expenditures could fund additional scholarships or other constitutionally permissible expenditures provided there is no offsetting or greater decrease of lottery sales revenue. Bill Summary for HB1648 / *SB0046 This bill limits the lottery corporation CEO's salary to no more than the amount of the governor's salary. The salary of any other lottery corporation employee would be capped at 90 percent of the CEO's salary. Also, this bill prohibits the CEO from being paid more than 10 days of accrued leave upon separation from the corporation. This bill prohibits [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/30/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Education Committee Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Requires posting and archiving of annual reports on TELC's Web page. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1; Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 2 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for HB1751 / *SB1379 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee State Government of S&LG Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Prohibits the sale of lottery tickets or shares at any business holding a license or permit for on-premises consumption of alcohol or beer. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51. Fiscal Summary for *HB1795 / SB2018Other Fiscal Impact - Net lottery proceeds are estimated to decrease by approximately $6,426,000 per year.
Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Failed In Senate S&L Govt. Comm. for lack of motion Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1648. Lottery, Corporation - Sets certain salary and benefit levels for the corporation. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51. Fiscal Summary for *SB0046 / HB1648Other Fiscal Impact - TELC expenditures are estimated to decrease by $912,000 per year. Any reduction of TELC expenditures could fund additional scholarships or other constitutionally permissible expenditures provided there is no offsetting or greater decrease of lottery sales revenue. Bill Summary for *SB0046 / HB1648 This bill limits the lottery corporation CEO's salary to no more than the amount of the governor's salary. The salary of any other lottery corporation employee would be capped at 90 percent of the CEO's salary. Also, this bill prohibits the CEO from being paid more than 10 days of accrued leave upon separation from the corporation. This bill prohibits [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee State Government of S&LG of State & Local Government Committee Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Requires posting and archiving of annual reports on TELC's Web page. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1; Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 2 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for HB3877 / *SB3561Other Fiscal Impact - An increase in TELC expenditures estimated to be not significant.
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Requires the CEO of the lottery corporation to provide a quarterly summary statement of the lottery's revenues and expenses to the members of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51. Fiscal Summary for HB3350 / *SB3831Other Fiscal Impact - An increase in TELC expenditures estimated to be not significant.
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Adds as new criteria for selection of lottery retailers an applicant's proximity to other retailers. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49. Fiscal Summary for HB3314 / *SB3471Other Fiscal Impact - A precise estimate for the fiscal impact of this bill is not quantifiable due to multiple unknown factors. However, if additional retailers lead to additional sales, and new retailers are prohibited from selling lottery tickets in the future due to proximity of other existing retailers, then future sales growth could be less than what it would have been otherwise. As a result, the TELC would experience recurring and foregone revenue of unknown amounts.
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Public Chapter 889 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2808. Lottery, Corporation - Requires CEO of the lottery corporation to report quarterly to the commissioners of education and finance and administration and the chairs of the house and senate education and finance, ways and means committees the amount of prize money that became unclaimed prize money in the preceding quarter. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB2974 / *SB2808Other Fiscal Impact - An increase in TELC expenditures estimated to be not significant. Bill Summary for HB2974 / *SB2808 ON MARCH 6, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #3 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2974, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #3 requires that the report also be made to the commissioner of education, the chairs of the house and senate finance, ways and means committee, and the chairs of the house and senate education committees.
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Requires posting of annual reports on TELC's Web page. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1; Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 2 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB3085 / SB3327Other Fiscal Impact - An increase in TELC expenditures estimated to be not significant.
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Requires posting of annual reports on TELC's Web page. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1; Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 2 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for SB3327 / *HB3085Other Fiscal Impact - An increase in TELC expenditures estimated to be not significant.
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Adds as new criteria for selection of lottery retailers an applicant's proximity to other retailers. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *SB3471 / HB3314Other Fiscal Impact - A precise estimate for the fiscal impact of this bill is not quantifiable due to multiple unknown factors. However, if additional retailers lead to additional sales, and new retailers are prohibited from selling lottery tickets in the future due to proximity of other existing retailers, then future sales growth could be less than what it would have been otherwise. As a result, the TELC would experience recurring and foregone revenue of unknown amounts.
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Requires posting and archiving of annual reports on TELC's Web page. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1; Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 2 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *SB3561 / HB3877Other Fiscal Impact - An increase in TELC expenditures estimated to be not significant.
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate S&L Governor Comm. Bill TextLottery, Corporation - Requires the CEO of the lottery corporation to provide a quarterly summary statement of the lottery's revenues and expenses to the members of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51. Fiscal Summary for *SB3831 / HB3350Other Fiscal Impact - An increase in TELC expenditures estimated to be not significant.
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 889 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2974. Lottery, Corporation - Requires CEO of the lottery corporation to report quarterly to the commissioners of education and finance and administration and the chairs of the house and senate education and finance, ways and means committees the amount of prize money that became unclaimed prize money in the preceding quarter. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB2808 / HB2974Other Fiscal Impact - An increase in TELC expenditures estimated to be not significant. Bill Summary for *SB2808 / HB2974 ON MARCH 6, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #3 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2974, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #3 requires that the report also be made to the commissioner of education, the chairs of the house and senate finance, ways and means committee, and the chairs of the house and senate education committees.
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