Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1346 by Hughes (Relating to prohibited sales to persons attempting to purchase all possible winning tickets in a lottery drawing.), As Introduced
The fiscal revenue implications of the bill cannot be determined due to unknown penalty amounts, the unknown number of potential violations, and the unknown timing of and number of re-applications of potential revoked licensees. The fiscal revenue implications of any associated fees cannot be determined.
The bill would amend the Government Code to prohibit the sale of lottery tickets to persons attempting to purchase all possible winning tickets. The bill would prohibit a sales agent from knowingly selling or allowing the sale of lottery tickets to one or more persons attempting to buy every possible winning ticket in a lottery drawing. The bill would direct the Texas Lottery Commission, after a hearing, to revoke the license issued of a sales agent who violates the bill's provisions at each of the agent's licensed locations and the sales agent would be prohibited to apply for a sales agent license for one year after the license revocation date.
Based on the analysis of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the fiscal revenue implications of the bill cannot be determined due to unknown penalty amounts, the unknown number of potential violations, and the unknown timing of and number of re-applications of potential revoked licensees. The fiscal revenue implications of any associated fees also cannot be determined.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 362 Texas Lottery Commission