Senate Study Bill 3247 



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT BILL
                                            BY CHAIRPERSON COURTNEY)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning the ability of the lottery authority to operate
  2    a joint lottery with a lottery operated outside of the United
  3    States.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6558SC 82
  6 ec/rj/24

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 99G.21, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    f.  To enter into written agreements with one or more other
  1  4 states or territories of the United States, or one or more
  1  5 political subdivisions of another state or territory of the
  1  6 United States, or any entity lawfully operating a lottery
  1  7 outside the United States for the operation, marketing, and
  1  8 promotion of a joint lottery or joint lottery game.  For the
  1  9 purposes of this subsection, any lottery with which the
  1 10 authority reaches an agreement or compact shall meet the
  1 11 criteria for security, integrity, and finance set by the
  1 12 board.
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14    This bill eliminates the ability of the lottery authority
  1 15 to enter into an agreement for a joint lottery with an entity
  1 16 operating a lottery outside the United States.
  1 17 LSB 6558SC 82
  1 18 ec/rj/24