SRC-AAA S.B. 581 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 581
By: Ratliff
Finance
2-20-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

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.  This bill lowers the percentage of gross revenue to be used to pay
certain fees to 12 percent and eliminates the need for a transfer  to the
unobligated portion of the general revenue fund. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 581 lowers the percentage of gross revenue from the
state lottery to be used to pay certain fees to 12 percent. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 466.355(b), Government Code, 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.