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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7290
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7290
8	6		January Session, 2019
	7	+	LCO No. 5111
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14		-	~~AN ACT CONCERNING ST UDIES OF GAMING IN THIS STATE~~.
	19	+	AN ACT CONCERNING ST UDIES OF THE EFFECT OF LEGALIZED
	20	+	GAMBLING.
15	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	22		Assembly convened:
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18	24		Section 1. Section 12-564 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
19	25		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
20	26		(a) The commissioner shall make an annual report in writing to the 3
21	27		Governor as provided in section 4-60 and shall make such additional 4
22	28		reports as the Governor may from time to time reasonably request. The 5
23	29		annual report shall include a statement of the receipts and 6
24	30		disbursements of the department, a statement of the costs of 7
25		-	administering the department, a summary of [its] the department's 8
26		-	activities, and any additional information and recommendations which 9
27		-	the commissioner may deem of value or which the Governor may 10
28		-	request. 11
29		-	(b) (1) The commissioner shall conduct studies concerning the effect 12
30		-	of legalized gambling on the citizens of this state. [including] The 13
31		-	studies shall include, but need not be limited to, [studies to determine] 14
32		-	examinations of the types of gambling activity engaged in by the 15
33		-	public, the potential impact of authorizing online gaming in the state, 16
34		-	the impact of the development of new gaming technologies and the 17
35		-	desirability of expanding, maintaining or reducing the amount of 18
36		-	legalized gambling permitted in this state. [Such studies shall be 19 Substitute Bill No. 7290
	31	+	administering the department, a summary of its activities, and any 8
	32	+	additional information and recommendations which the commissioner 9
	33	+	may deem of value or which the Governor may request. 10
	34	+	(b) The commissioner shall conduct studies concerning the effect of 11
	35	+	legalized gambling on the citizens of this state including, but not 12
	36	+	limited to, studies to determine the types of gambling activity engaged 13
	37	+	in by the public and the desirability of expanding, maintaining or 14 Raised Bill No. 7290
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43		-	conducted as often as the commissioner deems necessary, except that 20
44		-	no studies shall be conducted before the fiscal year ending June 30, 21
45		-	2009, and thereafter studies shall be conducted at least once every ten 22
46		-	years. The] 23
47		-	(2) The commissioner shall conduct such study not later than 24
48		-	October 1, 2020, and every ten years thereafter, and at such other times 25
49		-	as the commissioner deems necessary. The commissioner shall submit 26
50		-	the findings of such studies and the costs of conducting such studies to 27
51		-	the joint standing [committees] committee of the General Assembly 28
52		-	having cognizance of matters relating to [legalized gambling shall each 29
53		-	receive a report concerning each study carried out, stating the findings 30
54		-	of the study and the costs of conducting the study] public safety and 31
55		-	security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. 32
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	43	+	reducing the amount of legalized gambling permitted in this state. 15
	44	+	[Such studies shall be conducted as often as the commissioner deems 16
	45	+	necessary, except that no studies shall be conducted before the fiscal 17
	46	+	year ending June 30, 2009, and thereafter studies shall be conducted at 18
	47	+	least once every ten years.] The commissioner shall conduct such study 19
	48	+	by October 1, 2020, and every ten years thereafter, and as often as the 20
	49	+	commissioner deems necessary. The commissioner shall submit the 21
	50	+	findings of such studies and the costs of conducting such studies to the 22
	51	+	joint standing [committees] committee of the General Assembly having 23
	52	+	cognizance of matters relating to [legalized gambling shall each receive 24
	53	+	a report concerning each study carried out, stating the findings of the 25
	54	+	study and the costs of conducting the study] public safety and security, 26
	55	+	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. 27
56	56		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
57	57		sections:
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59	59		Section 1 from passage 12-564
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61		-	PS Joint Favorable Subst.
	61	+	Statement of Purpose:
	62	+	To require the next study of the effect of legalized gambling by
	63	+	October 1, 2020.
	64	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	65	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	66	+	not underlined.]
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