SWB S.B. 581 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


WAYS & MEANS
S.B. 581
By: Ratliff (Junell)
5-15-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND
 
Currently, 15 percent of the gross revenue accruing from the sale of
lottery tickets is provided for administrative costs. Of this amount 5
percent is allocated to the retailers who actually sell the lottery
tickets and 7 percent is used for administrative costs. The remaining 3
percent is transferred to the unobligated portion of the general revenue
fund. 

PURPOSE

The bill lowers the maximum for lottery operation and administration from
15 percent to 12 percent of gross revenue from lottery ticket sales. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.Amends Section 466.355(b), Government Code (State Lottery
Account), to authorize money in the state lottery account to be used for
costs incurred in the operation and administration of the lottery,
provided that the costs may not exceed an amount equal to 12 percent,
rather than 15 percent, of gross revenue accruing from the sales of
tickets in that biennium. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.