South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Scott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19339mm09.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Lottery

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-192
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-192

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/13/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-150-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PAYMENT OF LOTTERY PRIZES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY, SO AS TO ALLOW CERTAIN PERSONS, OTHERWISE PROHIBITED FROM PURCHASING A LOTTERY TICKET OR SHARE AND BEING PAID A PRIZE FOR A WINNING LOTTERY TICKET OR SHARE, TO PURCHASE AND WIN A PRIZE IN CONNECTION WITH A MULTI-STATE LOTTERY PRODUCT OFFERED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 59-150-230(F) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(F)(1)    A lottery game ticket or share must not be purchased by and a prize must not be paid to a member of the board, an officer or employee of the commission, or a spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in his principal place of residence. A lottery game ticket or share must not be purchased by and a prize must not be paid to an officer, employee, agent, or a subcontractor of a lottery vendor, or a spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in his principal place of residence if he has access to confidential information that may compromise the integrity of the lottery.

(2)    Notwithstanding the provisions of item (1), a person named in that item may purchase a multi-state lottery product offered pursuant to Section 59-150-75 and may claim and be paid a prize for a winning multi-state lottery product."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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