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HB0081 • 2015

Wyoming lottery distributions.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming lottery; extending dates for distribution of lottery proceeds as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Petroff
Last action
2015-03-05
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-03-05 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0090

  3. 2015-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0090

  4. 2015-03-02 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0090

  5. 2015-03-02 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0090

  6. 2015-03-02 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0

  7. 2015-02-27 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-26 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-24 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-24 Senate

    Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0

  11. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue

  12. 2015-01-29 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-01-29 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 35-25-0-0-0

  14. 2015-01-28 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-01-27 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2015-01-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2015-01-26 House

    Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  18. 2015-01-20 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  19. 2015-01-14 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2015-01-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0081
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0324

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 90

Chapter No.:
128

Prime Sponsor:
Petroff

Catch Title:
Wyoming lottery distributions.

Subject:
Extends dates for distribution of lottery proceeds.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, the first
$6 million
of the net proceeds of Wyoming lottery sales in each fiscal year shall be distributed by the
S
tate
T
reasurer to cities, towns and counties and net proceeds over that threshold amount each fiscal year shall be distributed to the common school account within the permanent land fund, until June 30, 2019.

This bill maintains that distribution formula, but extends the formula until June 30, 2022.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0081

ENROLLED ACT NO. 90,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming lottery; extending dates for distribution of lottery proceeds as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
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17
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111(b)(intro) and (c) is amended to read:

9
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17
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111
.

Disposition of lottery proceeds.

(b)

On or before the fifteenth day of each quarter, the corporation shall transfer to the treasurer's office, for credit to the lottery account which is hereby created, the amount of all net proceeds minus prizes and amounts earned pursuant to subsection (a) of this section during the preceding quarter. Upon their deposit into the account, any monies representing a deposit of net proceeds shall then become the unencumbered property of the state of Wyoming and the corporation shall have no power to agree or undertake otherwise. Until June 30,
2019
2022
, the first six million dollars ($6,000,000.00) in each fiscal year of these monies shall be paid by the treasurer as they accrue to the treasurers of the counties, cities and towns for payment into their respective general funds. The percentage of the balance that will be distributed to each county and its cities and towns will be determined by computing the percentage that net sales taxes collected attributable to vendors as defined in W.S. 39
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15
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101(a)(xv) in each county including its cities and towns bear to total net sales taxes collected of vendors as defined in W.S. 39
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15
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101(a)(xv) in all counties including their cities and towns. This percentage of the monies shall be distributed within each county as follows:

(c)

Until June 30,
2019
2022
, after six million dollars ($6,000,000.00) is distributed in each fiscal year as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any remaining monies deposited to the lottery account which are attributable to that fiscal year shall be paid by the treasurer to common school account within the permanent land fund.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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