SENATE DOCKET, NO. 853 FILED ON: 2/9/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 235
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patrick M. O'Connor
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to reduce lottery littering.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 853 FILED ON: 2/9/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 235
By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 235) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to reduce lottery littering. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 173 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act to reduce lottery littering.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. The Massachusetts State Treasurers Office shall instruct the Massachusetts State Lottery to develop a second chance game involving all lottery tickets and scratch tickets that do not contain winning numbers. The purpose of the game shall be to increase the amount of scratch tickets and lottery tickets recycled and reduce the amount of scratch tickets and lottery tickets thrown away or littered.
SECTION 2. The second chance game must be operational no later than 180 days of the passage of this bill.