1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 953

File Code: Agencies, Offices, and Officials Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 726
Sponsored By:
Delegates C. Davis and Bonsack
Entitled:
State Lottery - Assignment of Prizes

Synopsis:

Providing that a Lotto winner may assign the prize under specified circumstances if the Lotto winner follows specified procedures; requiring a court to issue a specified order under specified circumstances; prohibiting an assignment to include or cover specified payments; discharging the State, the Lottery Agency, and the officials and employees of the State Lottery Agency from liability under specified circumstances; allowing the State Lottery Agency to contest in a court a petition for assignment only for good cause; etc.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Ways and Means
2/5
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2/19
Hearing cancelled
2/26
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (134-1)
Senate Action
3/17
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
GAMING -see also- BINGO; LOTTERY; RAFFLES
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
LOTTERY
Bill affects the following Statute:
State Government
( 9-122 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 135632/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 14, 1997 at: 13:14 Status: Adopted