Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06038 Compare Versions

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4		-	House Bill No. 6038
	7	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6038
	8	+	January Session, 2021
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6		-	Public Act No. 21-63
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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9	20		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E PROMOTION OF LOTTERY WINNINGS.
10	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
11	22		Assembly convened:
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13		-	Section 1. Section 12-814 of the general statutes is repealed and the
14		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
15		-	(a) In each advertisement intended to promote the purchase of lottery
16		-	tickets issued for games authorized under sections 12-563a and 12-800
17		-	to 12-818, inclusive, the corporation shall include a prominent and clear
18		-	statement of the average chances of winning per lottery ticket.
19		-	(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply only to
20		-	(1) advertisements in newspapers, magazines [,] and brochures and on
21		-	posters, and (2) television and radio advertisements thirty seconds or
22		-	longer for one game.
23		-	(c) On or before October 1, 1999, the corporation shall implement a
24		-	code of standards for all advertisements and other activities intended to
25		-	promote the purchase of lottery tickets for games authorized pursuant
26		-	to this chapter. The code of standards shall include the requirement that
27		-	no advertisement or promotion shall denigrate the character or conduct
28		-	of nonlottery players or praise the character or conduct of lottery
29		-	players. House Bill No. 6038
	24	+	Section 1. Section 12-814 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	25	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
	26	+	(a) In each advertisement intended to promote the purchase of lottery 3
	27	+	tickets issued for games authorized under sections 12-563a and 12-800 4
	28	+	to 12-818, inclusive, the corporation shall include a prominent and clear 5
	29	+	statement of the average chances of winning per lottery ticket. 6
	30	+	(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply only to 7
	31	+	(1) advertisements in newspapers, magazines [,] and brochures and on 8
	32	+	posters, and (2) television and radio advertisements thirty seconds or 9
	33	+	longer for one game. 10
	34	+	(c) On or before October 1, 1999, the corporation shall implement a 11
	35	+	code of standards for all advertisements and other activities intended to 12
	36	+	promote the purchase of lottery tickets for games authorized pursuant 13
	37	+	to this chapter. The code of standards shall include the requirement that 14 Committee Bill No. 6038
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33		-	(d) The corporation shall not publish the photograph of any person
34		-	who redeems a winning lottery ticket on the corporation's Internet web
35		-	site without the prior written consent of such person.
36		-	(e) If a person who redeems a winning lottery ticket requests to be
37		-	excluded from the list of winners published on the corporation's
38		-	Internet web site, the corporation shall remove such person's name from
39		-	such list not later than five days after receiving such request.
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	44	+	no advertisement or promotion shall denigrate the character or conduct 15
	45	+	of nonlottery players or praise the character or conduct of lottery 16
	46	+	players. 17
	47	+	(d) The corporation shall not publish the photograph of any person 18
	48	+	who redeems a winning lottery ticket on the corporation's Internet web 19
	49	+	site without the prior written consent of such person. 20
	50	+	(e) If a person who redeems a winning lottery ticket requests to be 21
	51	+	excluded from the list of winners published on the corporation's 22
	52	+	Internet web site, the corporation shall remove such person's name from 23
	53	+	such list not later than five days after receiving such request. 24
	54	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	55	+	sections:
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	57	+	Section 1 July 1, 2021 12-814
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	59	+	PS Joint Favorable
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