AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM AVERAGE COMMISSION PAYABLE TO LOTTERY SALES AGENTS.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on funding or future commission increases beyond the minimum set by this act.

Increasing Lottery Sales Agent Commissions

This act raises the lowest amount of money that lottery sellers can earn from selling tickets.

What This Bill Does

• Raises the minimum average commission for lottery sales agents to 6.5%.

Who It Names or Affects

• Lottery sales agents who sell tickets in stores and other locations.

Terms To Know

Commission

Money earned as a percentage of the total amount sold or earned by someone else, like when selling lottery tickets.

Lottery sales agents

People or businesses that sell lottery tickets on behalf of the state.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how this change will be funded.
• It is unclear if there are any limits to when or how often commissions can increase beyond the minimum set by this act.

Official Summary Text

To increase the minimum average commission payable to lottery sales agents.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 80 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 208
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 80

Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW

Introduced by:
SEN. RAHMAN, 4th Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM AVERAGE COMMISSION
PAYABLE TO LOTTERY SALES AGENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That chapter 229a of the general statutes be amended to increase the 1
minimum average commission payable to lottery sales agents to six and 2
one-half per cent. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the minimum average commission payable to lottery sales
agents.