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| 14 | - | AN ACT CONCERNING RE VENUE FROM GAMING AC TIVITIES, | |
| 15 | - | GRANTS IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR TRIBAL LANDS AND SALE OF | |
| 16 | - | ALCOHOL BY CASINO PE RMITTEES. | |
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| 9 | + | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 10 | + | January Session, 2021 | |
| 11 | + | LCO No. 3157 | |
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| 14 | + | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY | |
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| 22 | + | AN ACT AUTHORIZING SPORTS WAGERING, ONLI NE CASINO | |
| 23 | + | GAMING, ONLINE LOTTE RY AND ONLINE KENO. | |
| 17 | 24 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 18 | 25 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 20 | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) If sports wagering or 1 | |
| 21 | - | online casino gaming outside of Indian lands, as defined in the Indian 2 | |
| 22 | - | Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 USC 2703(4), is authorized pursuant to (1) 3 | |
| 23 | - | amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to the 4 | |
| 24 | - | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding with the 5 | |
| 25 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments to the Mohegan compact 6 | |
| 26 | - | and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding with the Mohegan 7 | |
| 27 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or new compacts with the 8 | |
| 28 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 9 | |
| 29 | - | Connecticut, or both, and (2) any provision of the general statutes or a 10 | |
| 30 | - | public or special act, any funds received by the state from an operator 11 | |
| 31 | - | of such sports wagering or online casino gaming shall be deposited in 12 | |
| 32 | - | the General Fund. 13 | |
| 33 | - | (b) Beginning in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal 14 | |
| 34 | - | year thereafter, the following amounts shall be transferred annually 15 | |
| 35 | - | from the funds deposited in the General Fund pursuant to subsection 16 | |
| 36 | - | (a) of this section: 17 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 27 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) For the purposes of this 1 | |
| 28 | + | section and sections 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act: 2 | |
| 29 | + | (1) "Casino gaming facility" has the same meaning as provided in 3 | |
| 30 | + | section 12-557b of the general statutes, as amended by this act; 4 | |
| 31 | + | (2) "Electronic wagering platform" means the combination of 5 | |
| 32 | + | hardware, software and data networks used to manage, administer, 6 | |
| 33 | + | offer or control online sports wagering or online casino gaming, 7 | |
| 34 | + | including through an Internet web site or a mobile device; 8 | |
| 35 | + | (3) "E-sports" means electronic sports and competitive video games 9 | |
| 36 | + | played as a game of skill and for which wagering by nonparticipants is 10 | |
| 37 | + | authorized pursuant to section 5 of this act or any other provision of the 11 | |
| 38 | + | general statutes or a public or special act; 12 | |
| 39 | + | (4) "Gross gaming revenue from online casino gaming" means the 13 | |
| 40 | + | total of all sums actually received by an operator of online casino 14 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 43 | + | gaming less the total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the 15 | |
| 44 | + | operator of online casino gaming and any federal excise tax applicable 16 | |
| 45 | + | to such sums received, provided (A) the total of all sums paid as 17 | |
| 46 | + | winnings to such patrons shall not include the cash equivalent value of 18 | |
| 47 | + | any merchandise or thing of value included in a jackpot or payout, and 19 | |
| 48 | + | (B) the issuance to or wagering by such patrons of any promotional 20 | |
| 49 | + | gaming credit shall not be included in the total of all sums actually 21 | |
| 50 | + | received by an operator of online casino gaming for the purposes of 22 | |
| 51 | + | determining gross gaming revenue; 23 | |
| 52 | + | (5) "Gross gaming revenue from sports wagering" means the total of 24 | |
| 53 | + | all sums actually received by an operator of sports wagering less the 25 | |
| 54 | + | total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the operator of sports 26 | |
| 55 | + | wagering and any federal excise tax applicable to such sums received, 27 | |
| 56 | + | provided (A) the total of all sums paid as winnings to such patrons shall 28 | |
| 57 | + | not include the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing of 29 | |
| 58 | + | value included in a jackpot or payout, and (B) the issuance to or 30 | |
| 59 | + | wagering by such patrons of any promotional gaming credit shall not 31 | |
| 60 | + | be included in the total of all sums actually received by an operator of 32 | |
| 61 | + | sports wagering for the purposes of determining gross gaming revenue; 33 | |
| 62 | + | (6) "Indian lands" has the same meaning as provided in the Indian 34 | |
| 63 | + | Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 USC 2703(4); 35 | |
| 64 | + | (7) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 36 | |
| 65 | + | the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 37 | |
| 66 | + | state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 38 | |
| 67 | + | amended from time to time; 39 | |
| 68 | + | (8) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 40 | |
| 69 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 41 | |
| 70 | + | of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 25 USC 42 | |
| 71 | + | 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) and published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 43 | |
| 72 | + | 1991), as amended from time to time; 44 | |
| 73 | + | (9) "MMCT Venture, LLC" means a limited liability company (A) 45 | |
| 74 | + | jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and 46 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 77 | + | the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; (B) in which no other 47 | |
| 78 | + | person or business organization holds an equity interest; and (C) in 48 | |
| 79 | + | which each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest; 49 | |
| 80 | + | (10) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered 50 | |
| 81 | + | into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 51 | |
| 82 | + | Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time; 52 | |
| 83 | + | (11) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 53 | |
| 84 | + | memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 54 | |
| 85 | + | and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as 55 | |
| 86 | + | amended from time to time; 56 | |
| 87 | + | (12) "Online casino gaming" means any game of chance, other than 57 | |
| 88 | + | sports wagering, including, but not limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, 58 | |
| 89 | + | money-wheels, roulette, baccarat, chuck-a-luck, pan game, over and 59 | |
| 90 | + | under, horse race game, acey-deucy, beat the dealer, bouncing ball and 60 | |
| 91 | + | slot machine, conducted over the Internet, including through an Internet 61 | |
| 92 | + | web site or a mobile device, through an electronic wagering platform; 62 | |
| 93 | + | (13) "Retail sports wagering" means sports wagering conducted in 63 | |
| 94 | + | person at a facility in this state; 64 | |
| 95 | + | (14) "Skin" means the branded or cobranded name and logo on the 65 | |
| 96 | + | interface of an Internet web site or a mobile application that bettors use 66 | |
| 97 | + | to access an electronic wagering platform for online sports wagering or 67 | |
| 98 | + | online casino gaming; 68 | |
| 99 | + | (15) "Sporting event" or "sports event" means any (A) sporting or 69 | |
| 100 | + | athletic event at which two or more persons participate and receive 70 | |
| 101 | + | compensation in excess of actual expenses for such participation in such 71 | |
| 102 | + | sporting or athletic event, (B) sporting or athletic event sponsored by an 72 | |
| 103 | + | intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, or 73 | |
| 104 | + | (C) e-sports. "Sporting event" does not include horse racing or any 74 | |
| 105 | + | sporting or athletic event sponsored by a minor league; and 75 | |
| 106 | + | (16) "Sports wagering" means risking or accepting any money, credit, 76 | |
| 107 | + | deposit or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part, 77 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 43 | - | (1) Any amount required to be transferred to the Mashantucket 18 | |
| 44 | - | Pequot and Mohegan Fund pursuant to the provisions of section 3-55i 19 | |
| 45 | - | of the general statutes, as amended by this act; 20 | |
| 46 | - | (2) Twenty million dollars, to the state-wide tourism marketing 21 | |
| 47 | - | account, established pursuant to section 10-395a of the general statutes; 22 | |
| 48 | - | and 23 | |
| 49 | - | (3) Ten million dollars, to the Arts, Culture and Tourism Fund, 24 | |
| 50 | - | established pursuant to section 10-395b of the general statutes, as 25 | |
| 51 | - | amended by this act. 26 | |
| 52 | - | Sec. 2. Section 3-55i of the general statutes is repealed and the 27 | |
| 53 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 28 | |
| 54 | - | (a) There is established the "Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan 29 | |
| 55 | - | Fund" which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. All funds received by 30 | |
| 56 | - | the state of Connecticut from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe pursuant 31 | |
| 57 | - | to the joint memorandum of understanding entered into by and 32 | |
| 58 | - | between the state and the tribe on January 13, 1993, as amended on April 33 | |
| 59 | - | 30, 1993, and any successor thereto, shall be deposited in the General 34 | |
| 60 | - | Fund. [During the fiscal year] For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, 35 | |
| 61 | - | [and each fiscal year thereafter,] to June 30, 2023, inclusive, from the 36 | |
| 62 | - | funds received by the state from the tribe pursuant to said joint 37 | |
| 63 | - | memorandum of understanding, as amended, and any successor 38 | |
| 64 | - | thereto, an amount equal to the appropriation to the Mashantucket 39 | |
| 65 | - | Pequot and Mohegan Fund for Grants to Towns shall be transferred to 40 | |
| 66 | - | the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. [and shall be distributed 41 | |
| 67 | - | by the Office of Policy and Management, during said fiscal year, in 42 | |
| 68 | - | accordance with the provisions of section 3-55j.] For the fiscal year 43 | |
| 69 | - | ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, one hundred thirty-44 | |
| 70 | - | nine million three hundred eighty thousand dollars of the funds 45 | |
| 71 | - | deposited in the General Fund pursuant to this subsection, the 46 | |
| 72 | - | memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 47 | |
| 73 | - | and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as 48 | |
| 74 | - | amended from time to time, and section 1 of this act shall be transferred 49 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 110 | + | (A) by any system or method of wagering, including, but not limited to, 78 | |
| 111 | + | in person or over the Internet through an Internet web site or a mobile 79 | |
| 112 | + | device, through an electronic wagering platform, and (B) based on (i) a 80 | |
| 113 | + | sporting event or a portion or portions of a sporting event, including 81 | |
| 114 | + | future or propositional events during such an event, or (ii) the 82 | |
| 115 | + | individual performance statistics of an athlete or athletes in a sporting 83 | |
| 116 | + | event or a combination of sporting events. "Sports wagering" does not 84 | |
| 117 | + | include the payment of an entry fee to play fantasy contests, as defined 85 | |
| 118 | + | in section 12-578aa of the general statutes, or an entry fee to participate 86 | |
| 119 | + | in e-sports. 87 | |
| 120 | + | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Not later than October 1, 2021, 88 | |
| 121 | + | the Governor shall enter into amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot 89 | |
| 122 | + | procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 90 | |
| 123 | + | understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 91 | |
| 124 | + | to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 92 | |
| 125 | + | understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or 93 | |
| 126 | + | new compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or the Mohegan 94 | |
| 127 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or both, that conform to the provisions 95 | |
| 128 | + | of sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act concerning: 96 | |
| 129 | + | (1) The operation of retail sports wagering on Indian lands pursuant 97 | |
| 130 | + | to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 98 | |
| 131 | + | et seq., provided (A) such amendment or new compact shall provide 99 | |
| 132 | + | that any individual making a sports wager is at least twenty-one years 100 | |
| 133 | + | of age or older, and (B) the authorization to operate sports wagering 101 | |
| 134 | + | shall not become effective until each new compact with the 102 | |
| 135 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 103 | |
| 136 | + | Connecticut or each amendment to the Mashantucket Pequot 104 | |
| 137 | + | procedures, the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, 105 | |
| 138 | + | the Mohegan compact and the Mohegan memorandum of 106 | |
| 139 | + | understanding, for retail sports wagering on Indian lands, has become 107 | |
| 140 | + | effective; 108 | |
| 141 | + | (2) The operation of retail sports wagering at a casino gaming facility 109 | |
| 142 | + | authorized under section 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by 110 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 145 | + | this act; 111 | |
| 146 | + | (3) The operation of one online skin for sports wagering conducted 112 | |
| 147 | + | over the Internet through an Internet web site or mobile application, 113 | |
| 148 | + | through an electronic wagering platform, within the state by each 114 | |
| 149 | + | federally recognized Native American tribe operating Class III gaming 115 | |
| 150 | + | on its Indian lands in the state pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact 116 | |
| 151 | + | or procedures approved under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 117 | |
| 152 | + | 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2710 et seq., provided the Internet web site 118 | |
| 153 | + | and mobile application used by each tribe clearly identifies, at all times, 119 | |
| 154 | + | the skin on the display screen; 120 | |
| 155 | + | (4) The operation of one online skin for online casino gaming 121 | |
| 156 | + | conducted over the Internet through an Internet web site or mobile 122 | |
| 157 | + | application, through an electronic wagering platform, within the state 123 | |
| 158 | + | by each federally recognized Native American tribe operating Class III 124 | |
| 159 | + | gaming on its Indian lands in the state pursuant to a tribal-state gaming 125 | |
| 160 | + | compact or procedures approved under the Indian Gaming Regulatory 126 | |
| 161 | + | Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2710 et seq., provided the Internet web 127 | |
| 162 | + | site and mobile application used by each tribe clearly identifies, at all 128 | |
| 163 | + | times, the skin on the display screen; and 129 | |
| 164 | + | (5) The operation of a program by the Connecticut Lottery 130 | |
| 165 | + | Corporation to sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the 131 | |
| 166 | + | corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application, 132 | |
| 167 | + | provided the total number of drawings across all such games in a given 133 | |
| 168 | + | day shall not exceed twenty-four drawings. 134 | |
| 169 | + | (b) (1) Any amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and 135 | |
| 170 | + | the Mohegan compact pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall 136 | |
| 171 | + | include a provision that such amendments do not terminate the 137 | |
| 172 | + | moratorium against the operation of video facsimile games by the 138 | |
| 173 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 139 | |
| 174 | + | Connecticut on each tribe's reservation. 140 | |
| 175 | + | (2) Any amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 141 | |
| 176 | + | pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include a provision that 142 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 179 | + | such amendments do not relieve each tribe from each tribe's obligation 143 | |
| 180 | + | to contribute a percentage of the gross operating revenues of video 144 | |
| 181 | + | facsimile games to the state as provided in each tribe's memorandum of 145 | |
| 182 | + | understanding. 146 | |
| 183 | + | (c) (1) Unless federal law or a gaming agreement or procedure 147 | |
| 184 | + | entered into pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-148 | |
| 185 | + | 497, 25 USC 2701 et seq. requires otherwise, the Governor shall enter 149 | |
| 186 | + | into the amendments or compacts pursuant to subsection (a) of this 150 | |
| 187 | + | section, and each such amendment or compact shall be considered 151 | |
| 188 | + | approved by the General Assembly under section 3-6c of the general 152 | |
| 189 | + | statutes without further action required upon the Governor entering 153 | |
| 190 | + | into such an agreement or compact, provided, in each amendment or 154 | |
| 191 | + | compact, each tribe agrees to the requirements of subsection (a) of this 155 | |
| 192 | + | section. 156 | |
| 193 | + | (2) If federal law requires approval by the Secretary of the United 157 | |
| 194 | + | States Department of Interior for any amendment or compact entered 158 | |
| 195 | + | into pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and such approval is 159 | |
| 196 | + | overturned by a court in a final judgment, which is not appealable, the 160 | |
| 197 | + | authorization provided for in such amendment or compact shall cease 161 | |
| 198 | + | to be effective. 162 | |
| 199 | + | Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Each federally recognized Native 163 | |
| 200 | + | American tribe that operates Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the 164 | |
| 201 | + | state pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved 165 | |
| 202 | + | under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 166 | |
| 203 | + | 2710 et seq., may operate one online skin for sports wagering within the 167 | |
| 204 | + | state through an Internet web site or mobile application, through an 168 | |
| 205 | + | electronic wagering platform, provided (1) each new compact or 169 | |
| 206 | + | amendment to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the Mashantucket 170 | |
| 207 | + | Pequot memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan compact and the 171 | |
| 208 | + | Mohegan memorandum of understanding required under subdivision 172 | |
| 209 | + | (3) of subsection (a) of section 2 of this act is effective; and (2) the Internet 173 | |
| 210 | + | web site and mobile application used by each tribe clearly identifies, at 174 | |
| 211 | + | all times, the skin on the display screen. 175 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 81 | - | from the General Fund to the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. 50 | |
| 82 | - | During each fiscal year, the Office of Policy and Management shall make 51 | |
| 83 | - | distributions of any funds transferred to the Mashantucket Pequot and 52 | |
| 84 | - | Mohegan Fund pursuant to this section in accordance with the 53 | |
| 85 | - | provisions of section 3-55j, as amended by this act. The amount of the 54 | |
| 86 | - | grant payable to each municipality during any fiscal year, in accordance 55 | |
| 87 | - | with [said] section 3-55j, as amended by this act, shall be reduced 56 | |
| 88 | - | proportionately if the total of such grants exceeds the amount of funds 57 | |
| 89 | - | available for such year. The grant shall be paid in three installments as 58 | |
| 90 | - | follows: The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall, 59 | |
| 91 | - | annually, not later than the fifteenth day of December, the fifteenth day 60 | |
| 92 | - | of March and the fifteenth day of June certify to the Comptroller the 61 | |
| 93 | - | amount due each municipality under the provisions of section 3-55j, as 62 | |
| 94 | - | amended by this act, and the Comptroller shall draw an order on the 63 | |
| 95 | - | Treasurer on or before the fifth business day following the fifteenth day 64 | |
| 96 | - | of December, the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of March 65 | |
| 97 | - | and the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of June and the 66 | |
| 98 | - | Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to such municipality on or before 67 | |
| 99 | - | the first day of January, the first day of April and the thirtieth day of 68 | |
| 100 | - | June. 69 | |
| 101 | - | (b) The transfers from the General Fund to the Mashantucket Pequot 70 | |
| 102 | - | and Mohegan Fund required by subsection (a) of this section and 71 | |
| 103 | - | subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 1 of this act shall not be 72 | |
| 104 | - | reduced except upon (1) submission to the General Assembly by the 73 | |
| 105 | - | Governor of a certification of an emergency requiring such reduction; 74 | |
| 106 | - | and (2) a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the 75 | |
| 107 | - | General Assembly approving such reduction. 76 | |
| 108 | - | Sec. 3. Section 3-55j of the general statutes is repealed and the 77 | |
| 109 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 78 | |
| 110 | - | (a) Twenty million dollars of the moneys available in the 79 | |
| 111 | - | Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established by section 3-55i, 80 | |
| 112 | - | as amended by this act, shall be paid to municipalities eligible for a state 81 | |
| 113 | - | grant in lieu of taxes pursuant to subsection (b) of section 12-18b, as 82 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 214 | + | Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Each federally recognized Native 176 | |
| 215 | + | American tribe that operates Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the 177 | |
| 216 | + | state pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved 178 | |
| 217 | + | under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 179 | |
| 218 | + | 2710 et seq., may operate one online skin for online casino gaming 180 | |
| 219 | + | within the state through an Internet web site or mobile application, 181 | |
| 220 | + | provided (1) each new compact or amendment to the Mashantucket 182 | |
| 221 | + | Pequot procedures, the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 183 | |
| 222 | + | understanding, the Mohegan compact and the Mohegan memorandum 184 | |
| 223 | + | of understanding required under subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of 185 | |
| 224 | + | section 2 of this act is effective; and (2) the Internet web site and mobile 186 | |
| 225 | + | application used by each tribe clearly identifies, at all times, the skin on 187 | |
| 226 | + | the display screen. 188 | |
| 227 | + | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) An individual may only place 189 | |
| 228 | + | a sports wager on a sporting event in person or through an electronic 190 | |
| 229 | + | wagering platform or place a wager through an online casino gaming 191 | |
| 230 | + | electronic wagering platform if the wagering is authorized pursuant to 192 | |
| 231 | + | sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, and the individual (1) 193 | |
| 232 | + | has attained the age of twenty-one, and (2) is physically present in the 194 | |
| 233 | + | state when placing the wager. 195 | |
| 234 | + | (b) Any electronic wagering platform used for conducting online 196 | |
| 235 | + | sports wagering or online casino gaming shall be developed to: (1) 197 | |
| 236 | + | Verify that an individual with a wagering account is twenty-one years 198 | |
| 237 | + | of age or older and is physically present in the state when placing a 199 | |
| 238 | + | wager, (2) provide a mechanism to prevent the unauthorized use of 200 | |
| 239 | + | wagering accounts and maintain the security of wagering data and 201 | |
| 240 | + | other confidential information, and (3) allow individuals to register for 202 | |
| 241 | + | a wagering account at a casino facility operated on Indian lands 203 | |
| 242 | + | pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 204 | |
| 243 | + | USC 2701 et seq., at a casino gaming facility or online through an 205 | |
| 244 | + | electronic wagering platform, in accordance with standards of operation 206 | |
| 245 | + | and management, policies and procedures, or regulations adopted 207 | |
| 246 | + | pursuant to section 6 of this act. 208 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 249 | + | Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Not later than three months 209 | |
| 250 | + | after the date any authorization of sports wagering or online casino 210 | |
| 251 | + | gaming becomes effective under sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act, the 211 | |
| 252 | + | Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in 212 | |
| 253 | + | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes and 213 | |
| 254 | + | to the extent not prohibited by federal law or any gaming agreement or 214 | |
| 255 | + | procedure entered into pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 215 | |
| 256 | + | P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., to implement the provisions of sections 216 | |
| 257 | + | 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act. Such regulations shall address the operation 217 | |
| 258 | + | of, participation in and advertisement of sports wagering and online 218 | |
| 259 | + | casino gaming, and shall include provisions to protect the public interest 219 | |
| 260 | + | in the integrity of gaming. 220 | |
| 261 | + | (b) The commissioner may implement policies and procedures while 221 | |
| 262 | + | in the process of adopting such regulations, provided notice of intention 222 | |
| 263 | + | to adopt regulations is posted on the eRegulations System not later than 223 | |
| 264 | + | twenty days after implementation. Any such policy or procedure shall 224 | |
| 265 | + | be valid until the time final regulations are effective. 225 | |
| 266 | + | (c) Prior to implementation of policies and procedures under 226 | |
| 267 | + | subsection (b) of this section, sports wagering or online casino gaming 227 | |
| 268 | + | authorized under sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act may be conducted 228 | |
| 269 | + | in accordance with standards of operation and management adopted by 229 | |
| 270 | + | a tribal gaming agency of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan 230 | |
| 271 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and submitted to and approved by the 231 | |
| 272 | + | Commissioner of Consumer Protection. The commissioner shall 232 | |
| 273 | + | approve each standard unless the commissioner finds that the standard 233 | |
| 274 | + | would have a material adverse impact on the public interest in the 234 | |
| 275 | + | integrity of the sports wagering or online gaming operation and shall 235 | |
| 276 | + | disapprove only such portions of any such standard that is determined 236 | |
| 277 | + | to have a material adverse impact on such public interest, setting forth 237 | |
| 278 | + | with specificity the reasons for such disapproval. Approval of such 238 | |
| 279 | + | standards shall be deemed granted unless disapproved within thirty 239 | |
| 280 | + | days of submission to the commissioner. 240 | |
| 281 | + | Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than thirty days after 241 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 284 | + | the date an operator of sports wagering or online casino gaming 242 | |
| 285 | + | commences operation under sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act, and on 243 | |
| 286 | + | a monthly basis thereafter while such sports wagering or online casino 244 | |
| 287 | + | gaming is conducted, if such gaming activity takes place outside of 245 | |
| 288 | + | Indian lands of a federally recognized Native American tribe, each such 246 | |
| 289 | + | operator shall pay to the state for deposit in the General Fund: (1) Eight 247 | |
| 290 | + | per cent of the gross gaming revenue from sports wagering authorized 248 | |
| 291 | + | under sections 2, 3, 5 and 6 of this act, provided ten per cent of such 249 | |
| 292 | + | payments, or twenty million dollars, whichever is less, shall be 250 | |
| 293 | + | transferred from the General Fund each fiscal year to the state-wide 251 | |
| 294 | + | tourism marketing account, established pursuant to section 10-395a of 252 | |
| 295 | + | the general statutes; and (2) ten per cent of the gross gaming revenue 253 | |
| 296 | + | from online casino gaming authorized under sections 2 and 4 of this act. 254 | |
| 297 | + | Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) At the commencement of any 255 | |
| 298 | + | fiscal year that sports wagering or online casino gaming is conducted 256 | |
| 299 | + | pursuant to sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act outside of Indian lands 257 | |
| 300 | + | and on or before September thirtieth in each fiscal year thereafter, the 258 | |
| 301 | + | Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall: (1) Estimate, after 259 | |
| 302 | + | consultation with each operator of online casino gaming, online sports 260 | |
| 303 | + | wagering or a casino gaming facility conducting retail sports wagering 261 | |
| 304 | + | pursuant to section 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by this 262 | |
| 305 | + | act, the reasonable and necessary costs that will be incurred by the 263 | |
| 306 | + | department in the next fiscal year to regulate the operation of such 264 | |
| 307 | + | wagering or gaming under sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act; and (2) 265 | |
| 308 | + | assess each such operator's share of such estimated costs pro rata 266 | |
| 309 | + | according to such operator's annualized share of the gross gaming 267 | |
| 310 | + | revenue from such wagering or gaming in the prior fiscal year, if any. 268 | |
| 311 | + | The estimated costs shall not exceed the estimate of expenditure 269 | |
| 312 | + | requirements transmitted by the commissioner pursuant to section 4-77 270 | |
| 313 | + | of the general statutes. The assessment for any fiscal year shall be: (A) 271 | |
| 314 | + | Reduced pro rata by the amount of any surplus from the assessment of 272 | |
| 315 | + | the prior fiscal year, which shall be maintained in accordance with 273 | |
| 316 | + | subsection (d) of this section, or (B) increased pro rata by the amount of 274 | |
| 317 | + | any deficit from the assessment of the prior fiscal year. 275 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 318 | + | LCO No. 3157 10 of 43 | |
| 119 | 319 | ||
| 120 | - | amended by this act, in addition to the grants payable to such 83 | |
| 121 | - | municipalities pursuant to section 12-18b, as amended by this act, 84 | |
| 122 | - | subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such grant shall 85 | |
| 123 | - | be equal to that paid to the municipality pursuant to this subsection for 86 | |
| 124 | - | the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. Any eligible special services district 87 | |
| 125 | - | shall receive a portion of the grant payable under this subsection to the 88 | |
| 126 | - | town in which such district is located. The portion payable to any such 89 | |
| 127 | - | district under this subsection shall be the amount of the grant to the 90 | |
| 128 | - | town under this subsection which results from application of the district 91 | |
| 129 | - | mill rate to exempt property in the district. As used in this subsection 92 | |
| 130 | - | and subsection (c) of this section, "eligible special services district" 93 | |
| 131 | - | means any special services district created by a town charter, having its 94 | |
| 132 | - | own governing body and for the assessment year commencing October 95 | |
| 133 | - | 1, 1996, containing fifty per cent or more of the value of total taxable 96 | |
| 134 | - | property within the town in which such district is located. 97 | |
| 135 | - | (b) No municipality shall receive a grant pursuant to subsection (a) 98 | |
| 136 | - | of this section which, when added to the amount of the grant payable to 99 | |
| 137 | - | such municipality pursuant to subsection (b) of section 12-18b, as 100 | |
| 138 | - | amended by this act, would exceed one hundred per cent of the property 101 | |
| 139 | - | taxes which would have been paid with respect to all state-owned real 102 | |
| 140 | - | property, except for the exemption applicable to such property, on the 103 | |
| 141 | - | assessment list in such municipality for the assessment date two years 104 | |
| 142 | - | prior to the commencement of the state fiscal year in which such grants 105 | |
| 143 | - | are payable, except that, notwithstanding the provisions of said 106 | |
| 144 | - | subsection (a), no municipality shall receive a grant pursuant to said 107 | |
| 145 | - | subsection which is less than one thousand six hundred sixty-seven 108 | |
| 146 | - | dollars. 109 | |
| 147 | - | (c) Twenty million one hundred twenty-three thousand nine 110 | |
| 148 | - | hundred sixteen dollars of the moneys available in the Mashantucket 111 | |
| 149 | - | Pequot and Mohegan Fund established by section 3-55i, as amended by 112 | |
| 150 | - | this act, shall be paid to municipalities eligible for a state grant in lieu of 113 | |
| 151 | - | taxes pursuant to subsection (b) of section 12-18b, as amended by this 114 | |
| 152 | - | act, in addition to the grants payable to such municipalities pursuant to 115 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 320 | + | (b) Each operator of online casino gaming, online sports wagering or 276 | |
| 321 | + | a casino gaming facility conducting sports wagering pursuant to section 277 | |
| 322 | + | 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall pay to the 278 | |
| 323 | + | commissioner the amount assessed to such operator pursuant to 279 | |
| 324 | + | subsection (a) of this section not later than the date specified by the 280 | |
| 325 | + | commissioner for payment, provided such date is not less than thirty 281 | |
| 326 | + | days from the date of such assessment. The commissioner shall remit to 282 | |
| 327 | + | the State Treasurer all funds received pursuant to this section. 283 | |
| 328 | + | (c) The State Treasurer shall deposit all funds received pursuant to 284 | |
| 329 | + | subsection (b) of this section in the State Gaming Regulatory Fund, 285 | |
| 330 | + | established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-578e of the general 286 | |
| 331 | + | statutes, as amended by this act. 287 | |
| 332 | + | (d) On or before September thirtieth, annually, the Comptroller shall 288 | |
| 333 | + | calculate the actual reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the 289 | |
| 334 | + | department to regulate operators of online casino gaming, online sports 290 | |
| 335 | + | wagering and a casino gaming facility conducting sports wagering 291 | |
| 336 | + | pursuant to section 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by this 292 | |
| 337 | + | act, during the prior fiscal year. The Treasurer shall set aside amounts 293 | |
| 338 | + | received in excess of such actual costs. Such excess amounts shall be 294 | |
| 339 | + | considered a surplus for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section. 295 | |
| 340 | + | (e) Any operator of online casino gaming, online sports wagering or 296 | |
| 341 | + | a casino gaming facility conducting sports wagering pursuant to section 297 | |
| 342 | + | 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by this act, aggrieved by an 298 | |
| 343 | + | assessment under the provisions of this section may request a hearing 299 | |
| 344 | + | before the commissioner not later than thirty days after such 300 | |
| 345 | + | assessment. The commissioner shall hold such hearing in accordance 301 | |
| 346 | + | with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes not later than 302 | |
| 347 | + | thirty days after receiving such request. 303 | |
| 348 | + | Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Any payment to the state made 304 | |
| 349 | + | by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 305 | |
| 350 | + | Connecticut or MMCT Venture, LLC and based on gross gaming 306 | |
| 351 | + | revenue from online casino gaming, gross gaming revenue from sports 307 | |
| 352 | + | wagering or gross gaming revenue, as defined in section 12-557b of the 308 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 153 | 354 | ||
| 355 | + | general statutes, as amended by this act, as applicable, shall count 309 | |
| 356 | + | toward the calculation of the "minimum contribution" pursuant to the 310 | |
| 357 | + | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding and the 311 | |
| 358 | + | Mohegan memorandum of understanding, with any such payments by 312 | |
| 359 | + | MMCT Venture, LLC based on such tribe's proportionate ownership of 313 | |
| 360 | + | MMCT Venture, LLC. 314 | |
| 361 | + | Sec. 10. Section 12-578f of the general statutes is repealed and the 315 | |
| 362 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 316 | |
| 363 | + | (a) For the purposes of this section and section 12-578g, as amended 317 | |
| 364 | + | by this act: 318 | |
| 365 | + | (1) "Authorized games" means any game of chance, including, but not 319 | |
| 366 | + | limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, money-wheels, roulette, baccarat, 320 | |
| 367 | + | chuck-a-luck, pan game, over and under, horse race game, acey-deucy, 321 | |
| 368 | + | beat the dealer, bouncing ball, video facsimile game and any other game 322 | |
| 369 | + | of chance authorized by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. 323 | |
| 370 | + | "Authorized games" does not include sports wagering, as defined in 324 | |
| 371 | + | section 1 of this act; 325 | |
| 372 | + | (2) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 326 | |
| 373 | + | the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 327 | |
| 374 | + | state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 328 | |
| 375 | + | amended on April 30, 1993; 329 | |
| 376 | + | (3) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 330 | |
| 377 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 331 | |
| 378 | + | of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to Section 332 | |
| 379 | + | 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code and published in 333 | |
| 380 | + | 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991); 334 | |
| 381 | + | (4) "MMCT Venture, LLC" means a limited liability company 335 | |
| 382 | + | described in subsection (d) of this section; 336 | |
| 383 | + | (5) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered into 337 | |
| 384 | + | by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 338 | |
| 385 | + | Connecticut on May 17, 1994; and 339 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 388 | + | (6) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 340 | |
| 389 | + | memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 341 | |
| 390 | + | and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994. 342 | |
| 391 | + | (b) MMCT Venture, LLC, is authorized to conduct authorized games 343 | |
| 392 | + | at a casino gaming facility at 171 Bridge Street, East Windsor, 344 | |
| 393 | + | Connecticut. 345 | |
| 394 | + | (c) Such authorization shall not be effective unless the following 346 | |
| 395 | + | conditions have been met: 347 | |
| 396 | + | (1) (A) The Governor enters into amendments to the Mashantucket 348 | |
| 397 | + | Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 349 | |
| 398 | + | understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 350 | |
| 399 | + | to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 351 | |
| 400 | + | understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 352 | |
| 401 | + | concerning the operation of a casino gaming facility in the state. 353 | |
| 402 | + | (B) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and the 354 | |
| 403 | + | Mohegan compact shall include a provision that the authorization of 355 | |
| 404 | + | MMCT Venture, LLC, to conduct authorized games in the state does not 356 | |
| 405 | + | terminate the moratorium against the operation of video facsimile 357 | |
| 406 | + | games by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians 358 | |
| 407 | + | of Connecticut on each tribe's reservation. 359 | |
| 408 | + | (C) The amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 360 | |
| 409 | + | shall include a provision that the authorization of MMCT Venture, LLC, 361 | |
| 410 | + | to conduct authorized games in the state does not relieve each tribe from 362 | |
| 411 | + | each tribe's obligation to contribute a percentage of the gross operating 363 | |
| 412 | + | revenues of video facsimile games to the state as provided in each tribe's 364 | |
| 413 | + | memorandum of understanding. 365 | |
| 414 | + | (2) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the 366 | |
| 415 | + | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan 367 | |
| 416 | + | compact and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 368 | |
| 417 | + | approved or deemed approved by the Secretary of the United States 369 | |
| 418 | + | Department of the Interior pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming 370 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 158 | 420 | ||
| 159 | - | section 12-18b, as amended by this act, subject to the provisions of 116 | |
| 160 | - | subsection (d) of this section. Such grant shall be equal to that paid to 117 | |
| 161 | - | the municipality pursuant to this subsection for the fiscal year ending 118 | |
| 162 | - | June 30, 2015. Any eligible special services district shall receive a portion 119 | |
| 163 | - | of the grant payable under this subsection to the town in which such 120 | |
| 164 | - | district is located. The portion payable to any such district under this 121 | |
| 165 | - | subsection shall be the amount of the grant to the town under this 122 | |
| 166 | - | subsection which results from application of the district mill rate to 123 | |
| 167 | - | exempt property in the district. 124 | |
| 168 | - | (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, 125 | |
| 169 | - | no municipality shall receive a grant pursuant to said subsection which, 126 | |
| 170 | - | when added to the amount of the grant payable to such municipality 127 | |
| 171 | - | pursuant to subsection (b) of section 12-18b, as amended by this act, 128 | |
| 172 | - | would exceed one hundred per cent of the property taxes which, except 129 | |
| 173 | - | for any exemption applicable to any private nonprofit institution of 130 | |
| 174 | - | higher education, nonprofit general hospital facility or freestanding 131 | |
| 175 | - | chronic disease hospital under the provisions of section 12-81, as 132 | |
| 176 | - | amended by this act, would have been paid with respect to such exempt 133 | |
| 177 | - | real property on the assessment list in such municipality for the 134 | |
| 178 | - | assessment date two years prior to the commencement of the state fiscal 135 | |
| 179 | - | year in which such grants are payable. 136 | |
| 180 | - | (e) Thirty-five million dollars of the moneys available in the 137 | |
| 181 | - | Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established by section 3-55i, 138 | |
| 182 | - | as amended by this act, shall be paid to municipalities in accordance 139 | |
| 183 | - | with the provisions of section 7-528, except that for the purposes of 140 | |
| 184 | - | section 7-528, "adjusted equalized net grand list per capita" means the 141 | |
| 185 | - | equalized net grand list divided by the total population of a town, as 142 | |
| 186 | - | defined in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section 10-261, multiplied 143 | |
| 187 | - | by the ratio of the per capita income of the town to the per capita income 144 | |
| 188 | - | of the town at the one hundredth percentile among all towns in the state 145 | |
| 189 | - | ranked from lowest to highest in per capita income, and "equalized net 146 | |
| 190 | - | grand list" means the net grand list of such town upon which taxes were 147 | |
| 191 | - | levied for the general expenses of such town two years prior to the fiscal 148 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 421 | + | Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., and its implementing 371 | |
| 422 | + | regulations. If such approval is overturned by a court in a final 372 | |
| 423 | + | judgment, which is not appealable, the authorization provided under 373 | |
| 424 | + | this section shall cease to be effective. 374 | |
| 425 | + | (3) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to 375 | |
| 426 | + | the Mohegan compact are approved by the General Assembly pursuant 376 | |
| 427 | + | to section 3-6c. 377 | |
| 428 | + | (4) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 378 | |
| 429 | + | understanding and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 379 | |
| 430 | + | approved by the General Assembly pursuant to the process described 380 | |
| 431 | + | in section 3-6c. 381 | |
| 432 | + | (5) The governing bodies of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and 382 | |
| 433 | + | Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut enact resolutions providing: 383 | |
| 434 | + | (A) That if MMCT Venture, LLC, fails to pay any fees or taxes due the 384 | |
| 435 | + | state, the tribes, as the members of MMCT Venture, LLC, waive the 385 | |
| 436 | + | possible defense of sovereign immunity with respect to any action or 386 | |
| 437 | + | claim by the state against the tribes as the members of MMCT Venture, 387 | |
| 438 | + | LLC, to the extent such action or claim is permitted to be brought against 388 | |
| 439 | + | a member of a limited liability company under state law to collect any 389 | |
| 440 | + | fees or taxes, while preserving any other defenses available to the tribes, 390 | |
| 441 | + | and (B) that the venue for such action or claim shall be in the judicial 391 | |
| 442 | + | district of Hartford. 392 | |
| 443 | + | (d) Such authorization shall apply to MMCT Venture, LLC, provided: 393 | |
| 444 | + | (1) MMCT Venture, LLC, is a limited liability company jointly and 394 | |
| 445 | + | exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 395 | |
| 446 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; (2) no other person or business 396 | |
| 447 | + | organization holds an equity interest in MMCT Venture, LLC; and (3) 397 | |
| 448 | + | each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest in MMCT 398 | |
| 449 | + | Venture, LLC. If MMCT Venture, LLC, ceases to be a limited liability 399 | |
| 450 | + | company jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot 400 | |
| 451 | + | Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut in which each 401 | |
| 452 | + | tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest, such 402 | |
| 453 | + | authorization shall be void. 403 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 192 | 455 | ||
| 456 | + | (e) MMCT Venture, LLC, is authorized to operate retail sports 404 | |
| 457 | + | wagering, as defined in section 1 of this act, at a casino gaming facility 405 | |
| 458 | + | at 171 Bridge Street, East Windsor, Connecticut, provided new compacts 406 | |
| 459 | + | with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 407 | |
| 460 | + | Connecticut or amendments to each of the Mashantucket Pequot 408 | |
| 461 | + | procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 409 | |
| 462 | + | understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 410 | |
| 463 | + | to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 411 | |
| 464 | + | understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 412 | |
| 465 | + | concerning such operation are effective pursuant to section 2 of this act. 413 | |
| 466 | + | If MMCT Venture, LLC, ceases to be a limited liability company jointly 414 | |
| 467 | + | and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the 415 | |
| 468 | + | Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut in which each tribe holds at 416 | |
| 469 | + | least a twenty-five per cent equity interest, such authorization shall be 417 | |
| 470 | + | void. 418 | |
| 471 | + | Sec. 11. Section 12-806c of the general statutes is repealed and the 419 | |
| 472 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 420 | |
| 473 | + | (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the Secretary of 421 | |
| 474 | + | the Office of Policy and Management, on behalf of the state of 422 | |
| 475 | + | Connecticut, may enter into separate agreements with the 423 | |
| 476 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 424 | |
| 477 | + | Connecticut concerning the operation of keno by the Connecticut 425 | |
| 478 | + | Lottery Corporation in the state of Connecticut. Any such agreement 426 | |
| 479 | + | shall provide that the state of Connecticut shall distribute to each tribe 427 | |
| 480 | + | a sum not to exceed a twelve and one-half per cent share of the gross 428 | |
| 481 | + | operating revenue received by the state from the operation of keno. The 429 | |
| 482 | + | corporation may not operate keno until such separate agreements are 430 | |
| 483 | + | effective. For the purposes of this section, "gross operating revenues" 431 | |
| 484 | + | means the total amounts wagered, less amounts paid out as prizes. 432 | |
| 485 | + | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the secretary, on 433 | |
| 486 | + | behalf of the state, may enter into amendments to the agreements 434 | |
| 487 | + | described in subsection (a) of this section concerning the operation of 435 | |
| 488 | + | keno over the Internet by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation in the 436 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 491 | + | state of Connecticut. 437 | |
| 492 | + | (c) Any electronic platform or combination of hardware, software 438 | |
| 493 | + | and data networks used to manage, administer, offer or control keno 439 | |
| 494 | + | over the Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile 440 | |
| 495 | + | device, shall, at a minimum, be developed to: (1) Verify that an 441 | |
| 496 | + | individual with a keno account is eighteen years of age or older and is 442 | |
| 497 | + | located in the state, (2) provide a mechanism to prevent the 443 | |
| 498 | + | unauthorized use of a keno account, and (3) maintain the security of 444 | |
| 499 | + | data and other confidential information. 445 | |
| 500 | + | Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 446 | |
| 501 | + | "lottery draw game" means any draw game that is (1) available for 447 | |
| 502 | + | purchase through a lottery sales agent, and (2) played with a live 448 | |
| 503 | + | drawing that occurs no more frequently than hourly. 449 | |
| 504 | + | (b) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall establish a program to 450 | |
| 505 | + | sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the corporation's 451 | |
| 506 | + | Internet web site, online service or mobile application, provided: (1) 452 | |
| 507 | + | Such program is conducted in accordance with compacts with the 453 | |
| 508 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 454 | |
| 509 | + | Connecticut or amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures 455 | |
| 510 | + | and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding with 456 | |
| 511 | + | the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments to the Mohegan 457 | |
| 512 | + | compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding with the 458 | |
| 513 | + | Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut that are effective pursuant to 459 | |
| 514 | + | section 2 of this act; and (2) the total number of drawings across all 460 | |
| 515 | + | lottery draw games for which lottery tickets are sold through the 461 | |
| 516 | + | corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application does 462 | |
| 517 | + | not exceed twenty-four drawings in a given day. 463 | |
| 518 | + | (c) Such program shall, at a minimum: (1) Verify that a person who 464 | |
| 519 | + | establishes an online lottery account to purchase a lottery ticket through 465 | |
| 520 | + | such program is eighteen years of age or older and is located in the state; 466 | |
| 521 | + | (2) restrict the sale of lottery tickets to transactions initiated and received 467 | |
| 522 | + | within the state; (3) allow a person to deposit money into an online 468 | |
| 523 | + | lottery account through the use of a verified bank account, prepaid 469 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 198 | - | year in which a grant is to be paid, equalized in accordance with section 149 | |
| 199 | - | 10-261a. 150 | |
| 200 | - | (f) Five million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars of the 151 | |
| 201 | - | moneys available in the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund 152 | |
| 202 | - | established by section 3-55i, as amended by this act, shall be paid to the 153 | |
| 203 | - | following municipalities in accordance with the provisions of section 7-154 | |
| 204 | - | 528, except that for the purposes of said section 7-528, "adjusted 155 | |
| 205 | - | equalized net grand list per capita" means the equalized net grand list 156 | |
| 206 | - | divided by the total population of a town, as defined in subdivision (7) 157 | |
| 207 | - | of subsection (a) of section 10-261, multiplied by the ratio of the per 158 | |
| 208 | - | capita income of the town to the per capita income of the town at the 159 | |
| 209 | - | one hundredth percentile among all towns in the state ranked from 160 | |
| 210 | - | lowest to highest in per capita income, and "equalized net grand list" 161 | |
| 211 | - | means the net grand list of such town upon which taxes were levied for 162 | |
| 212 | - | the general expenses of such town two years prior to the fiscal year in 163 | |
| 213 | - | which a grant is to be paid, equalized in accordance with section 10-164 | |
| 214 | - | 261a: Bridgeport, Hamden, Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, New 165 | |
| 215 | - | Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Waterbury and Windham. 166 | |
| 216 | - | (g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (f), inclusive, 167 | |
| 217 | - | of this section, and except as provided in subsection (l) of this section, 168 | |
| 218 | - | the total grants paid to the following municipalities from the moneys 169 | |
| 219 | - | available in the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established 170 | |
| 220 | - | by section 3-55i, as amended by this act, shall be as follows: 171 | |
| 526 | + | lottery gift card, debit card or credit card; (4) limit a person with an 470 | |
| 527 | + | online lottery account to using only one debit card or credit card; (5) 471 | |
| 528 | + | provide that any money in an online lottery account belongs solely to 472 | |
| 529 | + | the owner of the account and may be withdrawn by the owner at any 473 | |
| 530 | + | time; (6) provide a mechanism to prevent the unauthorized use of online 474 | |
| 531 | + | lottery accounts; (7) establish a voluntary self-exclusion process to allow 475 | |
| 532 | + | a person to exclude himself or herself from establishing an online lottery 476 | |
| 533 | + | account or purchasing a lottery ticket through such program; (8) 477 | |
| 534 | + | provide a mechanism to prevent a person who participates in the self-478 | |
| 535 | + | exclusion process from establishing an online lottery account; (9) within 479 | |
| 536 | + | one year from the date such program is established, be the subject of an 480 | |
| 537 | + | application for certification from a national or international responsible 481 | |
| 538 | + | gambling compliance assessment program; (10) post a conspicuous link 482 | |
| 539 | + | to responsible gambling information on all online lottery account 483 | |
| 540 | + | Internet web pages; and (11) after consultation with advocacy groups 484 | |
| 541 | + | for individuals with gambling problems, (A) limit the amount of money 485 | |
| 542 | + | a person may deposit into an online lottery account, (B) limit the amount 486 | |
| 543 | + | of money a person may spend per day through such program, and (C) 487 | |
| 544 | + | provide for online messages regarding the importance of responsible 488 | |
| 545 | + | gambling when a person is using his or her online lottery account for an 489 | |
| 546 | + | amount of time specified by the corporation. 490 | |
| 547 | + | (d) Prior to implementing any procedure, as defined in subdivision 491 | |
| 548 | + | (2) of section 1-120 of the general statutes, to assure the integrity of such 492 | |
| 549 | + | program, the corporation shall obtain the written approval of the 493 | |
| 550 | + | Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance with regulations 494 | |
| 551 | + | adopted under section 12-568a of the general statutes. 495 | |
| 552 | + | (e) The corporation shall: (1) Implement initiatives to promote the 496 | |
| 553 | + | purchase of lottery tickets through lottery sales agents; (2) permit lottery 497 | |
| 554 | + | sales agents to sell prepaid lottery gift cards; and (3) conduct an online 498 | |
| 555 | + | public awareness campaign designed to educate the public regarding 499 | |
| 556 | + | compulsive gambling and to inform the public of the programs 500 | |
| 557 | + | available for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive 501 | |
| 558 | + | gamblers in the state. 502 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 559 | + | LCO No. 3157 17 of 43 | |
| 221 | 560 | ||
| 222 | - | T1 Bloomfield $ 267,489 | |
| 223 | - | T2 Bridgeport 10,506,506 | |
| 224 | - | T3 Bristol 1,004,050 | |
| 225 | - | T4 Chaplin 141,725 | |
| 226 | - | T5 Danbury 1,612,564 | |
| 227 | - | T6 Derby 432,162 | |
| 228 | - | T7 East Hartford 522,421 | |
| 229 | - | T8 East Lyme 488,160 | |
| 230 | - | T9 Groton 2,037,088 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 561 | + | (f) The corporation shall establish a fund into which all revenue of the 503 | |
| 562 | + | program established pursuant to this section shall be deposited, from 504 | |
| 563 | + | which all payments and expenses of the corporation for such program 505 | |
| 564 | + | shall be paid and from which transfers to the debt-free community 506 | |
| 565 | + | college account, established in section 13 of this act, shall be made 507 | |
| 566 | + | pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-812 of the general statutes, as 508 | |
| 567 | + | amended by this act. 509 | |
| 568 | + | Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There is established an 510 | |
| 569 | + | account to be known as the "debt-free community college account" 511 | |
| 570 | + | which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. 512 | |
| 571 | + | The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited 513 | |
| 572 | + | in the account, including, but not limited to, deposits from the 514 | |
| 573 | + | Connecticut Lottery Corporation in accordance with subsection (d) of 515 | |
| 574 | + | section 12-812 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Moneys in 516 | |
| 575 | + | the account shall be expended by the Board of Regents for Higher 517 | |
| 576 | + | Education for the purposes of the debt-free community college program 518 | |
| 577 | + | established pursuant to section 10a-174 of the general statutes. 519 | |
| 578 | + | (b) Not later than thirty days after the initial offering of lottery tickets 520 | |
| 579 | + | for lottery draw games through the Connecticut Lottery Corporation's 521 | |
| 580 | + | Internet web site, online service or mobile application pursuant to 522 | |
| 581 | + | section 12 of this act, and on January first annually thereafter, the 523 | |
| 582 | + | president of said corporation shall estimate and report to the Board of 524 | |
| 583 | + | Regents for Higher Education the anticipated amount of the deposit 525 | |
| 584 | + | required pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-812 of the general 526 | |
| 585 | + | statutes, as amended by this act, or the anticipated net revenue from 527 | |
| 586 | + | such online offering during the current and next fiscal year. 528 | |
| 587 | + | Sec. 14. Section 12-801 of the general statutes is repealed and the 529 | |
| 588 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 530 | |
| 589 | + | As used in section 12-563a and sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 531 | |
| 590 | + | and section 12 of this act, the following terms [shall] have the following 532 | |
| 591 | + | meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning: 533 | |
| 592 | + | (1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of the 534 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 593 | + | LCO No. 3157 18 of 43 | |
| 231 | 594 | ||
| 595 | + | corporation; 535 | |
| 596 | + | (2) "Corporation" means the Connecticut Lottery Corporation as 536 | |
| 597 | + | created under section 12-802; 537 | |
| 598 | + | (3) "Division" means the former Division of Special Revenue in the 538 | |
| 599 | + | Department of Revenue Services; 539 | |
| 600 | + | (4) "Lottery" means (A) the Connecticut state lottery conducted prior 540 | |
| 601 | + | to the transfer authorized under section 12-808 by the Division of Special 541 | |
| 602 | + | Revenue, (B) after such transfer, the Connecticut state lottery conducted 542 | |
| 603 | + | by the corporation pursuant to sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, 543 | |
| 604 | + | inclusive, and section 12 of this act, (C) the state lottery referred to in 544 | |
| 605 | + | subsection (a) of section 53-278g, as amended by this act, and (D) keno 545 | |
| 606 | + | conducted by the corporation pursuant to section 12-806c, as amended 546 | |
| 607 | + | by this act; 547 | |
| 608 | + | (5) "Keno" means a lottery game in which a subset of numbers are 548 | |
| 609 | + | drawn from a larger field of numbers by a central computer system 549 | |
| 610 | + | using an approved random number generator, wheel system device or 550 | |
| 611 | + | other drawing device. "Keno" does not include a game operated on a 551 | |
| 612 | + | video facsimile machine; 552 | |
| 613 | + | (6) "Lottery fund" means a fund or funds established by, and under 553 | |
| 614 | + | the management and control of, the corporation, into which all lottery 554 | |
| 615 | + | revenues of the corporation are deposited, from which all payments and 555 | |
| 616 | + | expenses of the corporation are paid, except as provided in section 12 of 556 | |
| 617 | + | this act for the revenues and payments from the program established 557 | |
| 618 | + | pursuant to section 12 of this act, and from which transfers to the 558 | |
| 619 | + | General Fund or the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds 559 | |
| 620 | + | Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, are made 560 | |
| 621 | + | pursuant to section 12-812, as amended by this act; and 561 | |
| 622 | + | (7) "Operating revenue" means total revenue received from lottery 562 | |
| 623 | + | sales less all cancelled sales and amounts paid as prizes but before 563 | |
| 624 | + | payment or provision for payment of any other expenses. 564 | |
| 625 | + | Sec. 15. Section 12-806 of the general statutes is repealed and the 565 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 626 | + | LCO No. 3157 19 of 43 | |
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| 628 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 566 | |
| 629 | + | (a) The purposes of the corporation shall be to: (1) Operate and 567 | |
| 630 | + | manage the lottery in an entrepreneurial and business-like manner free 568 | |
| 631 | + | from the budgetary and other constraints that affect state agencies; (2) 569 | |
| 632 | + | provide continuing and increased revenue to the people of the state 570 | |
| 633 | + | through the lottery by being responsive to market forces and acting 571 | |
| 634 | + | generally as a corporation engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits; (3) pay 572 | |
| 635 | + | to the trustee of the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds 573 | |
| 636 | + | Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, the 574 | |
| 637 | + | amounts, if any, required pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-812, as 575 | |
| 638 | + | amended by this act; and (4) ensure that the lottery continues to be 576 | |
| 639 | + | operated with integrity and for the public good. 577 | |
| 640 | + | (b) The corporation shall have the following powers: 578 | |
| 641 | + | (1) To receive as transferee from the state of Connecticut all of the 579 | |
| 642 | + | tangible and intangible assets constituting the lottery including the 580 | |
| 643 | + | exclusive right to operate the lottery as the exclusive lottery of the state 581 | |
| 644 | + | and, subject to subsection (b) of section 12-808, to assume and discharge 582 | |
| 645 | + | all of the agreements, covenants and obligations of the Department of 583 | |
| 646 | + | Consumer Protection entered into which constitute a part of the 584 | |
| 647 | + | operation and management of the lottery; 585 | |
| 648 | + | (2) To operate and manage the lottery consistent with the provisions 586 | |
| 649 | + | of sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a 587 | |
| 650 | + | and 12-569, subsection (c) of section 12-574 and sections 12-800 to 12-588 | |
| 651 | + | 818, inclusive, and section 12 of this act, and as specifically provided in 589 | |
| 652 | + | section 12-812, as amended by this act; 590 | |
| 653 | + | (3) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt 591 | |
| 654 | + | bylaws, policies and procedures for the operation of its affairs and 592 | |
| 655 | + | conduct of its businesses; 593 | |
| 656 | + | (4) (A) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery 594 | |
| 657 | + | games, utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution 595 | |
| 658 | + | channels for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 596 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 659 | + | LCO No. 3157 20 of 43 | |
| 236 | 660 | ||
| 237 | - | T10 Hamden 1,592,270 | |
| 238 | - | T11 Manchester 1,014,244 | |
| 239 | - | T12 Meriden 1,537,900 | |
| 240 | - | T13 Middletown 2,124,960 | |
| 241 | - | T14 Milford 676,535 | |
| 242 | - | T15 New Britain 3,897,434 | |
| 243 | - | T16 New London 2,649,363 | |
| 244 | - | T17 North Haven 268,582 | |
| 245 | - | T18 Norwalk 1,451,367 | |
| 246 | - | T19 Norwich 1,662,147 | |
| 247 | - | T20 Preston 461,939 | |
| 248 | - | T21 Rocky Hill 477,950 | |
| 249 | - | T22 Stamford 1,570,767 | |
| 250 | - | T23 Union 38,101 | |
| 251 | - | T24 Voluntown 156,902 | |
| 252 | - | T25 Waterbury 5,179,655 | |
| 253 | - | T26 Wethersfield 371,629 | |
| 254 | - | T27 Windham 1,307,974 | |
| 255 | - | T28 Windsor Locks 754,833 | |
| 661 | + | agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 597 | |
| 662 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, as 598 | |
| 663 | + | amended by this act, and, to the extent specifically authorized by 599 | |
| 664 | + | regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection 600 | |
| 665 | + | pursuant to chapter 54, introduce instant ticket vending machines, 601 | |
| 666 | + | kiosks and automated wagering systems or machines, with all such 602 | |
| 667 | + | rights being subject to regulatory oversight by the Department of 603 | |
| 668 | + | Consumer Protection; and 604 | |
| 669 | + | (B) To offer lottery draw games, including for promotional purposes, 605 | |
| 670 | + | through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile 606 | |
| 671 | + | application in accordance with section 12 of this act, except that the 607 | |
| 672 | + | corporation shall not offer any other interactive [on-line] lottery games, 608 | |
| 673 | + | including [on-line video lottery games] for promotional purposes, on 609 | |
| 674 | + | the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application; 610 | |
| 675 | + | (5) To establish an annual budget of revenues and expenditures, 611 | |
| 676 | + | along with reasonable reserves for working capital, capital 612 | |
| 677 | + | expenditures, debt retirement and other anticipated expenditures, in a 613 | |
| 678 | + | manner and at levels considered by the board of directors as appropriate 614 | |
| 679 | + | and prudent; 615 | |
| 680 | + | (6) To adopt such administrative and operating procedures which the 616 | |
| 681 | + | board of directors deems appropriate; 617 | |
| 682 | + | (7) To enter into agreements with one or more states or territories of 618 | |
| 683 | + | the United States for the promotion and operation of joint lottery games 619 | |
| 684 | + | and to continue to participate in any joint lottery game in which the 620 | |
| 685 | + | corporation participates on July 1, 2003, regardless of whether any 621 | |
| 686 | + | government-authorized lottery operated outside of the United States 622 | |
| 687 | + | participates in such game; 623 | |
| 688 | + | (8) Subject to the provisions of section 12-815, to enter into 624 | |
| 689 | + | agreements with vendors with respect to the operation and 625 | |
| 690 | + | management of the lottery, including operation of lottery terminals, 626 | |
| 691 | + | management services, printing of lottery tickets, management expertise, 627 | |
| 692 | + | marketing expertise, advertising or such other goods or services as the 628 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 257 | - | (h) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and each fiscal year 172 | |
| 258 | - | thereafter, if the amount of grant payable to a municipality in 173 | |
| 259 | - | accordance with this section is increased as the result of an 174 | |
| 260 | - | appropriation to the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund for such 175 | |
| 261 | - | fiscal year which exceeds eighty-five million dollars, the portion of the 176 | |
| 262 | - | grant payable to each eligible service district, in accordance with 177 | |
| 263 | - | subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be increased by the same 178 | |
| 264 | - | proportion as the grant payable to such municipality under this section 179 | |
| 265 | - | as a result of said increased appropriation. 180 | |
| 266 | - | (i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, to the fiscal year ending 181 | |
| 267 | - | June 30, 2006, inclusive, the municipalities of Ledyard, Montville, 182 | |
| 268 | - | Norwich, North Stonington and Preston shall each receive a grant of five 183 | |
| 269 | - | hundred thousand dollars which shall be paid from the Mashantucket 184 | |
| 270 | - | Pequot and Mohegan Fund established by section 3-55i, as amended by 185 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 695 | + | board of directors deems necessary and appropriate; 629 | |
| 696 | + | (9) To purchase or lease operating equipment, including, but not 630 | |
| 697 | + | limited to, computer gaming and automated wagering systems and to 631 | |
| 698 | + | employ agents or employees to operate such systems; 632 | |
| 699 | + | (10) To retain unclaimed prize funds as additional revenue for the 633 | |
| 700 | + | state, or to use unclaimed prize funds to increase sales, or to return to 634 | |
| 701 | + | participants unclaimed prize funds in a manner designed to increase 635 | |
| 702 | + | sales; 636 | |
| 703 | + | (11) To establish prize reserve accounts as the board of directors 637 | |
| 704 | + | deems appropriate; 638 | |
| 705 | + | (12) To pay lottery prizes as awarded under section 12-812, as 639 | |
| 706 | + | amended by this act, to purchase annuities to fund such prizes, and to 640 | |
| 707 | + | assure that all annuities from which payments to winners of lottery 641 | |
| 708 | + | prizes are made are invested in instruments issued by agencies of the 642 | |
| 709 | + | United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the 643 | |
| 710 | + | United States, or are issued by insurance companies licensed to do 644 | |
| 711 | + | business in the state, provided the issuer has been determined by the 645 | |
| 712 | + | Department of Consumer Protection to be financially stable and meets 646 | |
| 713 | + | the minimum investment rating as determined by the department; 647 | |
| 714 | + | (13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 648 | |
| 715 | + | Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 649 | |
| 716 | + | costs arising from the department's regulatory oversight of the 650 | |
| 717 | + | corporation, in accordance with the assessment made pursuant to 651 | |
| 718 | + | section 12-806b, including costs arising directly or indirectly from the 652 | |
| 719 | + | licensing of lottery agents, performance of state police background 653 | |
| 720 | + | investigations, and the implementation of subsection (b) of section 12-654 | |
| 721 | + | 562 and sections 12-563a, 12-568a, 12-569, 12-570, 12-570a and 12-800 to 655 | |
| 722 | + | 12-818, inclusive, and section 12 of this act; 656 | |
| 723 | + | (14) In the event that the operation or management of the corporation 657 | |
| 724 | + | becomes subject to the federal gaming occupation tax, to pay such tax 658 | |
| 725 | + | on behalf of lottery sales agents and to assist agents subject thereto; 659 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 728 | + | (15) To determine the commissions payable to lottery sales agents, 660 | |
| 729 | + | provided any agent's commission shall not average less than four per 661 | |
| 730 | + | cent of such agent's lottery sales; 662 | |
| 731 | + | (16) To invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 663 | |
| 732 | + | dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 664 | |
| 733 | + | agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 665 | |
| 734 | + | incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 666 | |
| 735 | + | 12-818, inclusive, provided such transactions shall not be subject to 667 | |
| 736 | + | approval, review or regulation pursuant to title 4b or any other statute 668 | |
| 737 | + | by any state agency, except that real property transactions shall be 669 | |
| 738 | + | subject to review by the State Properties Review Board; 670 | |
| 739 | + | (17) To borrow money for the purpose of obtaining working capital; 671 | |
| 740 | + | (18) To hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, marketing rights, 672 | |
| 741 | + | licenses or any other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued under 673 | |
| 742 | + | the laws of the United States or any state; 674 | |
| 743 | + | (19) To employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may 675 | |
| 744 | + | be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with 676 | |
| 745 | + | sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 12 of this 677 | |
| 746 | + | act to fix their compensation and, subject to the provisions of 678 | |
| 747 | + | subsections (e) and (f) of section 12-802, establish all necessary and 679 | |
| 748 | + | appropriate personnel practices and policies; to engage consultants, 680 | |
| 749 | + | accountants, attorneys and financial and other independent 681 | |
| 750 | + | professionals as may be necessary or desirable to assist the corporation 682 | |
| 751 | + | in performing its purposes in accordance with sections 12-563a and 12-683 | |
| 752 | + | 800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 12 of this act; 684 | |
| 753 | + | (20) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary 685 | |
| 754 | + | or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its 686 | |
| 755 | + | powers under sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and 687 | |
| 756 | + | section 12 of this act; 688 | |
| 757 | + | (21) In its own name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, 689 | |
| 758 | + | adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 690 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 761 | + | (22) Subject to the approval of the board and to the requirement to 691 | |
| 762 | + | remit excess lottery funds to the General Fund as set forth in section 12-692 | |
| 763 | + | 812, as amended by this act, to invest any funds not needed for 693 | |
| 764 | + | immediate use or disbursement, including any funds held in approved 694 | |
| 765 | + | reserve accounts, in investments permitted by sections 3-20 and 3-27a 695 | |
| 766 | + | for the proceeds of state bonds; 696 | |
| 767 | + | (23) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its 697 | |
| 768 | + | property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it 698 | |
| 769 | + | deems desirable; 699 | |
| 770 | + | (24) To the extent permitted under any contract with other persons to 700 | |
| 771 | + | which the corporation is a party, to consent to any termination, 701 | |
| 772 | + | modification, forgiveness or other change of any term of any contractual 702 | |
| 773 | + | right, payment, royalty, contract or agreement of any kind; 703 | |
| 774 | + | (25) To acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of 704 | |
| 775 | + | personal property, and lease, convey or deal in or enter into agreements 705 | |
| 776 | + | with respect to such property on any terms necessary or incidental to 706 | |
| 777 | + | the carrying out of these purposes; 707 | |
| 778 | + | (26) To account for and audit funds of the corporation; 708 | |
| 779 | + | (27) To pay or provide for payment from operating revenues all 709 | |
| 780 | + | expenses, costs and obligations incurred by the corporation in the 710 | |
| 781 | + | exercise of the powers of the corporation under sections 12-563a and 12-711 | |
| 782 | + | 800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 12 of this act; and 712 | |
| 783 | + | (28) To exercise any powers necessary to carry out the purposes of 713 | |
| 784 | + | sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 12 of this 714 | |
| 785 | + | act. 715 | |
| 786 | + | Sec. 16. Section 12-806a of the general statutes is repealed and the 716 | |
| 787 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 717 | |
| 788 | + | As used in this section, "procedure" has the same meaning as 718 | |
| 789 | + | "procedure", as defined in subdivision (2) of section 1-120. The 719 | |
| 790 | + | Department of Consumer Protection shall, for the purposes of section 720 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 791 | + | LCO No. 3157 24 of 43 | |
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| 277 | - | this act, and which shall be in addition to the grants paid to said 186 | |
| 278 | - | municipalities pursuant to subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of this 187 | |
| 279 | - | section. 188 | |
| 280 | - | (j) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, June 30, 2001, and June 189 | |
| 281 | - | 30, 2002, the sum of forty-nine million seven hundred fifty thousand 190 | |
| 282 | - | dollars shall be paid to municipalities, and for the fiscal year ending 191 | |
| 283 | - | June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of forty-seven 192 | |
| 284 | - | million five hundred thousand dollars shall be paid to municipalities, in 193 | |
| 285 | - | accordance with this subsection, from the Mashantucket Pequot and 194 | |
| 286 | - | Mohegan Fund established by section 3-55i, as amended by this act. The 195 | |
| 287 | - | grants payable under this subsection shall be used to proportionately 196 | |
| 288 | - | increase the amount of the grants payable to each municipality in 197 | |
| 289 | - | accordance with subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section and shall 198 | |
| 290 | - | be in addition to the grants payable under subsections (a) to (g), 199 | |
| 291 | - | inclusive, of this section. 200 | |
| 292 | - | (k) The amount of the grant payable to each municipality in 201 | |
| 293 | - | accordance with subsection (j) of this section shall be reduced 202 | |
| 294 | - | proportionately in the event that the total of the grants payable to each 203 | |
| 295 | - | municipality pursuant to this section exceeds the amount appropriated 204 | |
| 296 | - | for such grants with respect to such year. 205 | |
| 297 | - | (l) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (k), inclusive, 206 | |
| 298 | - | of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal 207 | |
| 299 | - | year thereafter, the total annual grants paid to the following 208 | |
| 300 | - | municipalities from the moneys available in the Mashantucket Pequot 209 | |
| 301 | - | and Mohegan Fund established by section 3-55i, as amended by this act, 210 | |
| 302 | - | shall be as follows: 211 | |
| 303 | - | T29 Andover 38,366 | |
| 304 | - | T30 Ansonia 518,735 | |
| 305 | - | T31 Ashford 56,334 | |
| 306 | - | T32 Avon 42,157 | |
| 307 | - | T33 Barkhamsted 36,457 | |
| 308 | - | T34 Beacon Falls 65,409 | |
| 309 | - | T35 Berlin 97,586 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 793 | + | 12-568a, subsection (c) of section 12-574, sections 12-802a and 12-815a, 721 | |
| 794 | + | section 12 of this act, and this section, regulate the activities of the 722 | |
| 795 | + | Connecticut Lottery Corporation to assure the integrity of the state 723 | |
| 796 | + | lottery. In addition to the requirements of the provisions of chapter 12 724 | |
| 797 | + | and notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-806, as amended by 725 | |
| 798 | + | this act, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall, prior to 726 | |
| 799 | + | implementing any procedure designed to assure the integrity of the 727 | |
| 800 | + | state lottery, obtain the written approval of the Commissioner of 728 | |
| 801 | + | Consumer Protection in accordance with regulations adopted under 729 | |
| 802 | + | section 12-568a. 730 | |
| 803 | + | Sec. 17. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the 731 | |
| 804 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 732 | |
| 805 | + | (a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall 733 | |
| 806 | + | apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) 734 | |
| 807 | + | where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new 735 | |
| 808 | + | lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, [and] (2) 736 | |
| 809 | + | with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted 737 | |
| 810 | + | by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to 738 | |
| 811 | + | provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as 739 | |
| 812 | + | provided in section 12-815, and (3) where otherwise limited by 740 | |
| 813 | + | subsection (d) of this section as to information submitted by any person 741 | |
| 814 | + | to the corporation regarding such person's participation in the 742 | |
| 815 | + | corporation's voluntary self-exclusion process established pursuant to 743 | |
| 816 | + | subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 12 of this act. 744 | |
| 817 | + | (b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 745 | |
| 818 | + | 12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of 746 | |
| 819 | + | subsection (a) of section 1-210. 747 | |
| 820 | + | (c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the 748 | |
| 821 | + | game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number 749 | |
| 822 | + | of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as 750 | |
| 823 | + | defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 751 | |
| 824 | + | the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note 752 | |
| 825 | + | prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new 753 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 826 | + | LCO No. 3157 25 of 43 | |
| 310 | 827 | ||
| 828 | + | lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 754 | |
| 829 | + | having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and 755 | |
| 830 | + | public safety after approval of such game by the board. 756 | |
| 831 | + | (d) The name and any personally identifying information of a person 757 | |
| 832 | + | who is participating or who has participated in the corporation's 758 | |
| 833 | + | voluntary self-exclusion process shall not be deemed public records, as 759 | |
| 834 | + | defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 760 | |
| 835 | + | the provisions of chapter 14, except that the president may disclose the 761 | |
| 836 | + | name and any relevant records of such person, other than records of the 762 | |
| 837 | + | participation of such person in the voluntary self-exclusion process, if 763 | |
| 838 | + | such person claims a winning lottery ticket from the use of the online 764 | |
| 839 | + | lottery program established pursuant to section 12 of this act. 765 | |
| 840 | + | Sec. 18. Section 12-811 of the general statutes is repealed and the 766 | |
| 841 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 767 | |
| 842 | + | (a) The president and all directors, officers and employees of the 768 | |
| 843 | + | corporation shall be state employees for purposes of sections 1-79 to 1-769 | |
| 844 | + | 89, inclusive. 770 | |
| 845 | + | (b) No director, officer or employee of the corporation shall, directly 771 | |
| 846 | + | or indirectly, participate in, or share in the winnings from, a game 772 | |
| 847 | + | conducted pursuant to sections 12-563a, [and] 12-800 to 12-818, 773 | |
| 848 | + | inclusive, and section 12 of this act. 774 | |
| 849 | + | Sec. 19. Section 12-812 of the general statutes is repealed and the 775 | |
| 850 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 776 | |
| 851 | + | (a) The president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 777 | |
| 852 | + | board, shall conduct daily, weekly, multistate, special instant or other 778 | |
| 853 | + | lottery games and shall determine the number of times a lottery shall be 779 | |
| 854 | + | held each year, the form and price of the tickets and the aggregate 780 | |
| 855 | + | amount of prizes, which shall not be less than forty-five per cent of the 781 | |
| 856 | + | sales unless required by the terms of any agreement entered into for the 782 | |
| 857 | + | conduct of multistate lottery games. The proceeds of the sale of tickets 783 | |
| 858 | + | shall be deposited in the lottery fund of the corporation from which 784 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 859 | + | LCO No. 3157 26 of 43 | |
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| 861 | + | prizes shall be paid, upon vouchers signed by the president, or by either 785 | |
| 862 | + | of two persons designated and authorized by him, in such numbers and 786 | |
| 863 | + | amounts as the president determines. The corporation may limit its 787 | |
| 864 | + | liability in games with fixed payouts and may cause a cessation of sales 788 | |
| 865 | + | of tickets of certain designation when such liability limit has been 789 | |
| 866 | + | reached. 790 | |
| 867 | + | (b) The president, subject to the direction of the board, may enter into 791 | |
| 868 | + | agreements for the sale of product advertising on lottery tickets, play 792 | |
| 869 | + | slips and other lottery media. 793 | |
| 870 | + | (c) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 794 | |
| 871 | + | State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the lottery fund which 795 | |
| 872 | + | exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the payment of prizes, 796 | |
| 873 | + | the payment of current operating expenses and funding of approved 797 | |
| 874 | + | reserves of the corporation. The corporation shall transfer the amount 798 | |
| 875 | + | so certified from the lottery fund of the corporation to the General Fund 799 | |
| 876 | + | upon notification of receipt of such certification by the Treasurer, except 800 | |
| 877 | + | that if the amount on deposit in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement 801 | |
| 878 | + | Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-802 | |
| 879 | + | 183vv, is less than the required minimum capital reserve, as defined in 803 | |
| 880 | + | subsection (b) of said section, the corporation shall pay such amount so 804 | |
| 881 | + | certified to the trustee of the fund for deposit in the fund. If the 805 | |
| 882 | + | corporation transfers any moneys to the General Fund at any time when 806 | |
| 883 | + | the amount on deposit in said capital reserve fund is less than the 807 | |
| 884 | + | required minimum capital reserve, the amount of such transfer shall be 808 | |
| 885 | + | deemed appropriated from the General Fund to the Connecticut 809 | |
| 886 | + | Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund. 810 | |
| 887 | + | (d) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 811 | |
| 888 | + | State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the fund established 812 | |
| 889 | + | pursuant to subsection (f) of section 12 of this act which exceeds the 813 | |
| 890 | + | current needs of the corporation for the payment of prizes, the payment 814 | |
| 891 | + | of current operating expenses and funding of approved reserves of the 815 | |
| 892 | + | corporation for the online lottery program established pursuant to 816 | |
| 893 | + | section 12 of this act. The corporation shall transfer the amount so 817 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 894 | + | LCO No. 3157 27 of 43 | |
| 315 | 895 | ||
| 316 | - | T36 Bethany 40,605 | |
| 317 | - | T37 Bethel 99,897 | |
| 318 | - | T38 Bethlehem 33,057 | |
| 319 | - | T39 Bloomfield 372,983 | |
| 320 | - | T40 Bolton 37,216 | |
| 321 | - | T41 Bozrah 36,796 | |
| 322 | - | T42 Branford 133,076 | |
| 323 | - | T43 Bridgeport 14,650,117 | |
| 324 | - | T44 Bridgewater 20,139 | |
| 325 | - | T45 Bristol 1,400,033 | |
| 326 | - | T46 Brookfield 67,478 | |
| 327 | - | T47 Brooklyn 498,866 | |
| 328 | - | T48 Burlington 51,227 | |
| 329 | - | T49 Canaan 22,570 | |
| 330 | - | T50 Canterbury 74,283 | |
| 331 | - | T51 Canton 51,867 | |
| 332 | - | T52 Chaplin 209,219 | |
| 333 | - | T53 Cheshire 5,097,406 | |
| 334 | - | T54 Chester 36,024 | |
| 335 | - | T55 Clinton 75,663 | |
| 336 | - | T56 Colchester 124,418 | |
| 337 | - | T57 Colebrook 26,729 | |
| 338 | - | T58 Columbia 48,715 | |
| 339 | - | T59 Cornwall 20,466 | |
| 340 | - | T60 Coventry 91,065 | |
| 341 | - | T61 Cromwell 91,516 | |
| 342 | - | T62 Danbury 2,248,535 | |
| 343 | - | T63 Darien 22,796 | |
| 344 | - | T64 Deep River 37,233 | |
| 345 | - | T65 Derby 602,600 | |
| 346 | - | T66 Durham 38,070 | |
| 347 | - | T67 Eastford 30,794 | |
| 348 | - | T68 East Granby 40,418 | |
| 349 | - | T69 East Haddam 64,436 | |
| 350 | - | T70 East Hampton 205,334 | |
| 351 | - | T71 East Hartford 728,456 | |
| 352 | - | T72 East Haven 206,161 | |
| 353 | - | T73 East Lyme 723,587 | |
| 354 | - | T74 Easton 47,081 | |
| 355 | - | T75 East Windsor 79,664 | |
| 356 | - | T76 Ellington 102,992 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 896 | + | certified to the debt-free community college account established 818 | |
| 897 | + | pursuant to section 13 of this act upon notification of receipt of such 819 | |
| 898 | + | certification by the State Treasurer. 820 | |
| 899 | + | Sec. 20. Section 12-816 of the general statutes is repealed and the 821 | |
| 900 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 822 | |
| 901 | + | The exercise of the powers granted by sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-823 | |
| 902 | + | 563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a and 12-569, subsection (c) of section 824 | |
| 903 | + | 12-574 and sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 12 of this act, 825 | |
| 904 | + | constitute the performance of an essential governmental function and 826 | |
| 905 | + | all operations of the corporation shall be free from any form of federal 827 | |
| 906 | + | or state taxation. In addition, except pursuant to any federal 828 | |
| 907 | + | requirements, the corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes or 829 | |
| 908 | + | assessments upon or in respect to sales of lottery tickets, or any property 830 | |
| 909 | + | or moneys of the corporation, levied by the state or any political 831 | |
| 910 | + | subdivision or municipal taxing authority. The corporation and its 832 | |
| 911 | + | assets, property and revenues shall at all times be free from taxation of 833 | |
| 912 | + | every kind by the state and by the municipalities and all other political 834 | |
| 913 | + | subdivisions or special districts having taxing powers in the state. 835 | |
| 914 | + | Sec. 21. Section 12-557b of the general statutes is repealed and the 836 | |
| 915 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 837 | |
| 916 | + | As used in this chapter, sections [12-578a to 12-578e, inclusive,] 12-838 | |
| 917 | + | 579 and 12-580, chapter 226b, [and] section 53-278g, as amended by this 839 | |
| 918 | + | act, unless the context otherwise requires: 840 | |
| 919 | + | (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 841 | |
| 920 | + | Protection; 842 | |
| 921 | + | (2) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 843 | |
| 922 | + | (3) "Business organization" means a partnership, incorporated or 844 | |
| 923 | + | unincorporated association, firm, corporation, trust or other form of 845 | |
| 924 | + | business or legal entity, other than a financial institution regulated by a 846 | |
| 925 | + | state or federal agency which is not exercising control over an 847 | |
| 926 | + | association licensee, but does not mean a governmental or sovereign 848 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 927 | + | LCO No. 3157 28 of 43 | |
| 357 | 928 | ||
| 929 | + | entity; 849 | |
| 930 | + | (4) "Control" means the power to exercise authority over or direct the 850 | |
| 931 | + | management and policies of a person or business organization; 851 | |
| 932 | + | (5) "Casino gaming facility" means any casino gaming facility 852 | |
| 933 | + | authorized by any provision of the general statutes or a public or special 853 | |
| 934 | + | act to conduct authorized games on its premises, but does not include 854 | |
| 935 | + | any casino gaming facility located on Indian lands pursuant to the 855 | |
| 936 | + | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq.; 856 | |
| 937 | + | (6) "Authorized game" means any game of chance specifically 857 | |
| 938 | + | authorized to be conducted at a casino gaming facility by any provision 858 | |
| 939 | + | of the general statutes or a public or special act; and 859 | |
| 940 | + | (7) "Gross gaming revenue" means the total of all sums actually 860 | |
| 941 | + | received by a casino gaming facility from gaming operations less the 861 | |
| 942 | + | total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the casino gaming 862 | |
| 943 | + | facility, provided the total of all sums paid as winnings to such patrons 863 | |
| 944 | + | shall not include the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing 864 | |
| 945 | + | of value included in a jackpot or payout, and provided further the 865 | |
| 946 | + | issuance to or wagering by such patrons of any promotional gaming 866 | |
| 947 | + | credit shall not be included in the total of all sums actually received by 867 | |
| 948 | + | a casino gaming facility for the purposes of determining gross gaming 868 | |
| 949 | + | revenue. 869 | |
| 950 | + | Sec. 22. Section 12-561 of the general statutes is repealed and the 870 | |
| 951 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 871 | |
| 952 | + | No commissioner or unit head or employee of the department shall 872 | |
| 953 | + | directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or as 873 | |
| 954 | + | a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in dealing 874 | |
| 955 | + | in any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino gaming 875 | |
| 956 | + | facility or in the ownership or leasing of any property or premises used 876 | |
| 957 | + | by or for any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino gaming 877 | |
| 958 | + | facility. No commissioner or unit head shall, directly or indirectly, 878 | |
| 959 | + | wager at any off-track betting facility, race track or fronton authorized 879 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 960 | + | LCO No. 3157 29 of 43 | |
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| 962 | + | under this chapter, purchase lottery tickets issued under this chapter, 880 | |
| 963 | + | [or] play, directly or indirectly, any authorized game conducted at a 881 | |
| 964 | + | casino gaming facility or place a sports wager or participate in online 882 | |
| 965 | + | casino gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act. The 883 | |
| 966 | + | commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions 884 | |
| 967 | + | of chapter 54 to prohibit any employee of the department from 885 | |
| 968 | + | engaging, directly or indirectly, in any form of legalized gambling 886 | |
| 969 | + | activity in which such employee is involved because of his or her 887 | |
| 970 | + | employment with the department. For purposes of this section, "unit 888 | |
| 971 | + | head" means a managerial employee with direct oversight of a legalized 889 | |
| 972 | + | gambling activity. 890 | |
| 973 | + | Sec. 23. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 12-578e of the 891 | |
| 974 | + | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 892 | |
| 975 | + | thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 893 | |
| 976 | + | (c) (1) There is established a fund to be known as the "State Gaming 894 | |
| 977 | + | Regulatory Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required or 895 | |
| 978 | + | permitted to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer 896 | |
| 979 | + | separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. 897 | |
| 980 | + | Investment earnings credited to the assets of said fund shall become part 898 | |
| 981 | + | of the assets of said fund. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end 899 | |
| 982 | + | of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in said fund for the fiscal year 900 | |
| 983 | + | next succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Treasurer 901 | |
| 984 | + | for the purposes of paying the costs incurred by the department to 902 | |
| 985 | + | regulate casino gaming facilities, online casino gaming and online sports 903 | |
| 986 | + | wagering, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act. 904 | |
| 987 | + | Sec. 24. Subsection (c) of section 12-578g of the general statutes is 905 | |
| 988 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 906 | |
| 989 | + | 2021): 907 | |
| 990 | + | (c) Not later than thirty days after the date the casino gaming facility 908 | |
| 991 | + | is operational and on a monthly basis thereafter while such casino 909 | |
| 992 | + | gaming facility is operational, MMCT Venture, LLC, shall pay to the 910 | |
| 993 | + | state: (1) Ten per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the operation 911 | |
| 994 | + | of authorized games, except video facsimile games, which shall be 912 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 995 | + | LCO No. 3157 30 of 43 | |
| 362 | 996 | ||
| 363 | - | T77 Enfield 3,382,575 | |
| 364 | - | T78 Essex 34,333 | |
| 365 | - | T79 Fairfield 691,814 | |
| 366 | - | T80 Farmington 73,803 | |
| 367 | - | T81 Franklin 28,464 | |
| 368 | - | T82 Glastonbury 86,195 | |
| 369 | - | T83 Goshen 26,981 | |
| 370 | - | T84 Granby 59,255 | |
| 371 | - | T85 Greenwich 232,963 | |
| 372 | - | T86 Griswold 195,858 | |
| 373 | - | T87 Groton 3,036,119 | |
| 374 | - | T88 Guilford 64,257 | |
| 375 | - | T89 Haddam 47,808 | |
| 376 | - | T90 Hamden 2,220,238 | |
| 377 | - | T91 Hampton 33,517 | |
| 378 | - | T92 Hartford 17,012,247 | |
| 379 | - | T93 Hartland 30,435 | |
| 380 | - | T94 Harwinton 42,276 | |
| 381 | - | T95 Hebron 67,331 | |
| 382 | - | T96 Kent 26,274 | |
| 383 | - | T97 Killingly 235,490 | |
| 384 | - | T98 Killingworth 40,700 | |
| 385 | - | T99 Lebanon 68,853 | |
| 386 | - | T100 Ledyard 1,505,924 | |
| 387 | - | T101 Lisbon 50,010 | |
| 388 | - | T102 Litchfield 43,529 | |
| 389 | - | T103 Lyme 21,625 | |
| 390 | - | T104 Madison 51,675 | |
| 391 | - | T105 Manchester 1,414,247 | |
| 392 | - | T106 Mansfield 658,506 | |
| 393 | - | T107 Marlborough 46,284 | |
| 394 | - | T108 Meriden 2,144,425 | |
| 395 | - | T109 Middlebury 43,159 | |
| 396 | - | T110 Middlefield 37,073 | |
| 397 | - | T111 Middletown 2,963,013 | |
| 398 | - | T112 Milford 943,350 | |
| 399 | - | T113 Monroe 75,374 | |
| 400 | - | T114 Montville 1,676,151 | |
| 401 | - | T115 Morris 24,521 | |
| 402 | - | T116 Naugatuck 462,114 | |
| 403 | - | T117 New Britain 5,434,525 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 997 | + | deposited in the state-wide tourism marketing account, established 913 | |
| 998 | + | pursuant to section 10-395a, and used for state-wide marketing 914 | |
| 999 | + | activities; (2) fifteen per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the 915 | |
| 1000 | + | operation of authorized games, except video facsimile games, which 916 | |
| 1001 | + | shall be deposited in the General Fund; and (3) twenty-five per cent of 917 | |
| 1002 | + | the gross gaming revenue from the operation of video facsimile games, 918 | |
| 1003 | + | which shall be deposited as follows: (A) [Seven million five hundred 919 | |
| 1004 | + | thousand] Nine million dollars annually in the municipal gaming 920 | |
| 1005 | + | account, established pursuant to section 12-578h, as amended by this 921 | |
| 1006 | + | act, and (B) any remaining amounts in the General Fund. 922 | |
| 1007 | + | Sec. 25. Section 12-578h of the general statutes is repealed and the 923 | |
| 1008 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 924 | |
| 1009 | + | (a) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal 925 | |
| 1010 | + | gaming account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within 926 | |
| 1011 | + | the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established by section 3-927 | |
| 1012 | + | 55i, as amended by this act. The account shall contain any moneys 928 | |
| 1013 | + | required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account 929 | |
| 1014 | + | shall be expended by the Office of Policy and Management for the 930 | |
| 1015 | + | purpose of providing annual grants pursuant to subsection (b) of this 931 | |
| 1016 | + | section. 932 | |
| 1017 | + | (b) On and after the date the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 933 | |
| 1018 | + | Management finds that a minimum of [seven million five hundred 934 | |
| 1019 | + | thousand] nine million dollars has been deposited in the municipal 935 | |
| 1020 | + | gaming account pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-578g, as 936 | |
| 1021 | + | amended by this act, the Office of Policy and Management shall provide 937 | |
| 1022 | + | an annual grant of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to each of the 938 | |
| 1023 | + | following municipalities: Bridgeport, East Hartford, Ellington, Enfield, 939 | |
| 1024 | + | Hartford, New Haven, Norwalk, South Windsor, Waterbury, West 940 | |
| 1025 | + | Hartford, Windsor and Windsor Locks. The amount of the grant 941 | |
| 1026 | + | payable to each municipality during any fiscal year shall be reduced 942 | |
| 1027 | + | proportionately if the total of such grants exceeds the amount of funds 943 | |
| 1028 | + | available for such year. 944 | |
| 1029 | + | Sec. 26. Section 17a-713 of the general statutes is repealed and the 945 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1030 | + | LCO No. 3157 31 of 43 | |
| 404 | 1031 | ||
| 1032 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 946 | |
| 1033 | + | (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 947 | |
| 1034 | + | establish a program for the treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive 948 | |
| 1035 | + | gamblers in the state. The program shall provide prevention, treatment 949 | |
| 1036 | + | and rehabilitation services for chronic gamblers. The department may 950 | |
| 1037 | + | enter into agreements with subregional planning and action councils 951 | |
| 1038 | + | and nonprofit organizations to assist in providing these services, 952 | |
| 1039 | + | provided not less than twenty-five per cent of the amount received 953 | |
| 1040 | + | pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be set aside for contracts with 954 | |
| 1041 | + | subregional planning and action councils established pursuant to 955 | |
| 1042 | + | section 17a-671 and nonprofit organizations and not less than five per 956 | |
| 1043 | + | cent of the amount received pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be 957 | |
| 1044 | + | set aside for a contract with the Connecticut Council on Problem 958 | |
| 1045 | + | Gambling. The department may impose a reasonable fee, on a sliding 959 | |
| 1046 | + | scale, on those participants who can afford to pay for any such services. 960 | |
| 1047 | + | The department shall implement such program when the account 961 | |
| 1048 | + | established under subsection (b) of this section is sufficient to meet 962 | |
| 1049 | + | initial operating expenses. As used in this section, "chronic gambler" 963 | |
| 1050 | + | means a person who is chronically and progressively preoccupied with 964 | |
| 1051 | + | gambling and the urge to gamble, and with gambling behavior that 965 | |
| 1052 | + | compromises, disrupts or damages personal, family or vocational 966 | |
| 1053 | + | pursuits. 967 | |
| 1054 | + | (b) The program established by subsection (a) of this section shall be 968 | |
| 1055 | + | funded by: [imposition of: (1) A] (1) Imposition of a fee of one hundred 969 | |
| 1056 | + | thirty-five dollars on each association license, for each performance of 970 | |
| 1057 | + | jai alai or dog racing conducted under the provisions of chapter 226, 971 | |
| 1058 | + | provided no such licensee shall contribute more than forty-five 972 | |
| 1059 | + | thousand dollars in any one year; (2) imposition of a fee of twenty-five 973 | |
| 1060 | + | dollars for each teletheater performance on each operator of a teletheater 974 | |
| 1061 | + | facility; [and] (3) the amount received from the Connecticut Lottery 975 | |
| 1062 | + | Corporation pursuant to section 12-818; and (4) the amount received 976 | |
| 1063 | + | from MMCT Venture, LLC, pursuant to section 12-578g, as amended by 977 | |
| 1064 | + | this act. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall collect the fee 978 | |
| 1065 | + | from each association licensee or such operator on a monthly basis. The 979 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1066 | + | LCO No. 3157 32 of 43 | |
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| 1068 | + | receipts shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to a 980 | |
| 1069 | + | separate, nonlapsing chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation 981 | |
| 1070 | + | account which shall be established by the Comptroller. All moneys in 982 | |
| 1071 | + | the account are deemed to be appropriated and shall be expended for 983 | |
| 1072 | + | the purposes established in subsection (a) of this section. 984 | |
| 1073 | + | (c) The department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 985 | |
| 1074 | + | provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. 986 | |
| 1075 | + | Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 987 | |
| 1076 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 988 | |
| 1077 | + | 2021): 989 | |
| 1078 | + | (a) The sale or the dispensing or consumption or the presence in 990 | |
| 1079 | + | glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of 991 | |
| 1080 | + | alcoholic liquor by an individual in places operating under hotel 992 | |
| 1081 | + | permits, restaurant permits, cafe permits, Connecticut craft cafe permits, 993 | |
| 1082 | + | restaurant permits for catering establishments, bowling establishment 994 | |
| 1083 | + | permits, racquetball facility permits, club permits, coliseum permits, 995 | |
| 1084 | + | coliseum concession permits, special sporting facility restaurant 996 | |
| 1085 | + | permits, special sporting facility employee recreational permits, special 997 | |
| 1086 | + | sporting facility guest permits, special sporting facility concession 998 | |
| 1087 | + | permits, special sporting facility bar permits, golf country club permits, 999 | |
| 1088 | + | nonprofit public museum permits, university permits, airport 1000 | |
| 1089 | + | restaurant permits, airport bar permits, airport airline club permits, 1001 | |
| 1090 | + | tavern permits, manufacturer permits for beer, casino permits, except as 1002 | |
| 1091 | + | provided in subsection (l) of this section, caterer liquor permits and 1003 | |
| 1092 | + | charitable organization permits shall be unlawful on: (1) Monday, 1004 | |
| 1093 | + | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the hours of one 1005 | |
| 1094 | + | o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) Saturday between the hours of two 1006 | |
| 1095 | + | o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (3) Sunday between the hours of two 1007 | |
| 1096 | + | o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; (4) Christmas, except [(A)] for alcoholic 1008 | |
| 1097 | + | liquor that is served where food is also available during the hours 1009 | |
| 1098 | + | otherwise permitted by this section for the day on which Christmas falls; 1010 | |
| 1099 | + | [, and (B) by casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-37k;] 1011 | |
| 1100 | + | and (5) January first between the hours of three o'clock a.m. and nine 1012 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1101 | + | LCO No. 3157 33 of 43 | |
| 409 | 1102 | ||
| 410 | - | T118 New Canaan 21,982 | |
| 411 | - | T119 New Fairfield 65,447 | |
| 412 | - | T120 New Hartford 56,151 | |
| 413 | - | T121 New Haven 14,403,776 | |
| 414 | - | T122 Newington 980,744 | |
| 415 | - | T123 New London 3,959,059 | |
| 416 | - | T124 New Milford 210,172 | |
| 417 | - | T125 Newtown 2,256,828 | |
| 418 | - | T126 Norfolk 33,383 | |
| 419 | - | T127 North Branford 90,149 | |
| 420 | - | T128 North Canaan 46,735 | |
| 421 | - | T129 North Haven 374,507 | |
| 422 | - | T130 North Stonington 935,691 | |
| 423 | - | T131 Norwalk 2,023,765 | |
| 424 | - | T132 Norwich 3,863,048 | |
| 425 | - | T133 Old Lyme 38,649 | |
| 426 | - | T134 Old Saybrook 36,357 | |
| 427 | - | T135 Orange 104,569 | |
| 428 | - | T136 Oxford 75,321 | |
| 429 | - | T137 Plainfield 253,700 | |
| 430 | - | T138 Plainville 191,054 | |
| 431 | - | T139 Plymouth 162,780 | |
| 432 | - | T140 Pomfret 39,806 | |
| 433 | - | T141 Portland 57,938 | |
| 434 | - | T142 Preston 1,579,151 | |
| 435 | - | T143 Prospect 74,850 | |
| 436 | - | T144 Putnam 222,266 | |
| 437 | - | T145 Redding 29,236 | |
| 438 | - | T146 Ridgefield 35,884 | |
| 439 | - | T147 Rocky Hill 666,446 | |
| 440 | - | T148 Roxbury 19,665 | |
| 441 | - | T149 Salem 38,201 | |
| 442 | - | T150 Salisbury 21,660 | |
| 443 | - | T151 Scotland 37,306 | |
| 444 | - | T152 Seymour 161,335 | |
| 445 | - | T153 Sharon 20,830 | |
| 446 | - | T154 Shelton 175,721 | |
| 447 | - | T155 Sherman 21,922 | |
| 448 | - | T156 Simsbury 83,580 | |
| 449 | - | T157 Somers 3,994,926 | |
| 450 | - | T158 Southbury 89,712 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 1103 | + | o'clock a.m., except that on any Sunday that is January first the 1013 | |
| 1104 | + | prohibitions of this section shall be between the hours of three o'clock 1014 | |
| 1105 | + | a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. 1015 | |
| 1106 | + | Sec. 28. Subsection (l) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 1016 | |
| 1107 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1017 | |
| 1108 | + | 2021): 1018 | |
| 1109 | + | (l) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, it 1019 | |
| 1110 | + | shall be lawful for casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-1020 | |
| 1111 | + | 37k, to (1) allow the sale or dispensing of alcohol to, or consumption or 1021 | |
| 1112 | + | presence in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the 1022 | |
| 1113 | + | consumption of alcoholic liquor by, an individual who is staying at a 1023 | |
| 1114 | + | hotel in the casino or a hotel or campground affiliated with the casino 1024 | |
| 1115 | + | and accessible by a shuttle service, except such alcoholic liquor shall not 1025 | |
| 1116 | + | be served to a patron of such casino during (A) Monday, Tuesday, 1026 | |
| 1117 | + | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between the hours of four 1027 | |
| 1118 | + | o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; and (B) Sunday between the hours of 1028 | |
| 1119 | + | four o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; and (2) allow the presence of 1029 | |
| 1120 | + | alcoholic liquor in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the 1030 | |
| 1121 | + | consumption thereof by an individual at any time on its gaming facility, 1031 | |
| 1122 | + | as defined in subsection (a) of section 30-37k. [, provided such alcoholic 1032 | |
| 1123 | + | liquor shall not be served to a patron of such casino during the hours 1033 | |
| 1124 | + | specified in subsection (a) of this section.] Each casino permittee shall 1034 | |
| 1125 | + | maintain, in writing, an alcohol service policy that provides for the safe 1035 | |
| 1126 | + | sale and dispensing of alcohol pursuant to the casino permit. Each 1036 | |
| 1127 | + | casino permittee shall review such policy at least once each year. For 1037 | |
| 1128 | + | purposes of this section, "receptacles suitable to permit the consumption 1038 | |
| 1129 | + | of alcoholic liquor" [shall] does not include bottles of distilled spirits or 1039 | |
| 1130 | + | bottles of wine. 1040 | |
| 1131 | + | Sec. 29. Section 52-553 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1041 | |
| 1132 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1042 | |
| 1133 | + | All wagers, and all contracts and securities of which the whole or any 1043 | |
| 1134 | + | part of the consideration is money or other valuable thing won, laid or 1044 | |
| 1135 | + | bet, at any game, horse race, sport or pastime, and all contracts to repay 1045 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1136 | + | LCO No. 3157 34 of 43 | |
| 451 | 1137 | ||
| 1138 | + | any money knowingly lent at the time and place of such game, race, 1046 | |
| 1139 | + | sport or pastime, to any person so gaming, betting or wagering, or to 1047 | |
| 1140 | + | repay any money lent to any person who, at such time and place, so 1048 | |
| 1141 | + | pays, bets or wagers, shall be void, provided nothing in this section shall 1049 | |
| 1142 | + | (1) affect the validity of any negotiable instrument held by any person 1050 | |
| 1143 | + | who acquired the same for value and in good faith without notice of 1051 | |
| 1144 | + | illegality in the consideration, (2) apply to the sale of a raffle ticket 1052 | |
| 1145 | + | pursuant to section 7-172, (3) apply to sports wagering, and online 1053 | |
| 1146 | + | casino gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act, and 1054 | |
| 1147 | + | conducted pursuant to sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, 1055 | |
| 1148 | + | (4) apply to the participation in the program established by the 1056 | |
| 1149 | + | Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 12 of this act, or 1057 | |
| 1150 | + | [(3)] (5) apply to any wager or contract otherwise authorized by law. 1058 | |
| 1151 | + | Sec. 30. Section 52-554 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1059 | |
| 1152 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1060 | |
| 1153 | + | Any person who, by playing at any game, or betting on the sides or 1061 | |
| 1154 | + | hands of such as play at any game, excluding any game permitted under 1062 | |
| 1155 | + | chapter 226 or any activity not prohibited under the provisions of 1063 | |
| 1156 | + | sections 53-278a to 53-278g, inclusive, as amended by this act, loses the 1064 | |
| 1157 | + | sum or value of one dollar in the whole and pays or delivers the same 1065 | |
| 1158 | + | or any part thereof, may, within three months next following, recover 1066 | |
| 1159 | + | from the winner the money or the value of the goods so lost and paid or 1067 | |
| 1160 | + | delivered, with costs of suit in a civil action, without setting forth the 1068 | |
| 1161 | + | special matter in his complaint. If the defendant refuses to testify, if 1069 | |
| 1162 | + | called upon in such action, relative to the discovery of the property so 1070 | |
| 1163 | + | won, [he] the defendant shall be defaulted; but no evidence so given by 1071 | |
| 1164 | + | [him] the defendant shall be offered against him or her in any criminal 1072 | |
| 1165 | + | prosecution. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from 1073 | |
| 1166 | + | using a credit card to participate in (1) sports wagering or online casino 1074 | |
| 1167 | + | gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act, and conducted 1075 | |
| 1168 | + | pursuant to sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, or (2) the 1076 | |
| 1169 | + | program established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant 1077 | |
| 1170 | + | to section 12 of this act. 1078 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1171 | + | LCO No. 3157 35 of 43 | |
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| 1173 | + | Sec. 31. Subdivision (2) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 1079 | |
| 1174 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1080 | |
| 1175 | + | 2021): 1081 | |
| 1176 | + | (2) "Gambling" means risking any money, credit, deposit or other 1082 | |
| 1177 | + | thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance 1083 | |
| 1178 | + | or the operation of a gambling device, including the playing of a casino 1084 | |
| 1179 | + | gambling game such as blackjack, poker, craps, roulette or a slot 1085 | |
| 1180 | + | machine, but does not include: Legal contests of skill, speed, strength or 1086 | |
| 1181 | + | endurance in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners of 1087 | |
| 1182 | + | entries; legal business transactions which are valid under the law of 1088 | |
| 1183 | + | contracts; activity legal under the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, 1089 | |
| 1184 | + | inclusive; any lottery or contest conducted by or under the authority of 1090 | |
| 1185 | + | any state of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any 1091 | |
| 1186 | + | possession or territory of the United States; and other acts or 1092 | |
| 1187 | + | transactions expressly authorized by law on or after October 1, 1973. 1093 | |
| 1188 | + | Fantasy contests, as defined in section 12-578aa, shall not be considered 1094 | |
| 1189 | + | gambling, provided the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of section 1095 | |
| 1190 | + | 12-578aa have been met and the operator of such contests is registered 1096 | |
| 1191 | + | pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 12-578aa. Sports 1097 | |
| 1192 | + | wagering and online casino gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1098 | |
| 1193 | + | 1 of this act, shall not be considered gambling if the sports wagering or 1099 | |
| 1194 | + | online casino gaming is conducted pursuant to sections 2 to 6, inclusive, 1100 | |
| 1195 | + | of this act; 1101 | |
| 1196 | + | Sec. 32. Subdivision (4) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 1102 | |
| 1197 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1103 | |
| 1198 | + | 2021): 1104 | |
| 1199 | + | (4) "Gambling device" means any device or mechanism by the 1105 | |
| 1200 | + | operation of which a right to money, credits, deposits or other things of 1106 | |
| 1201 | + | value may be created, as the result of the operation of an element of 1107 | |
| 1202 | + | chance; any device or mechanism which, when operated for a 1108 | |
| 1203 | + | consideration, does not return the same value or thing of value for the 1109 | |
| 1204 | + | same consideration upon each operation thereof; any device, 1110 | |
| 1205 | + | mechanism, furniture or fixture designed primarily for use in 1111 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1206 | + | LCO No. 3157 36 of 43 | |
| 456 | 1207 | ||
| 457 | - | T159 Southington 282,109 | |
| 458 | - | T160 South Windsor 109,525 | |
| 459 | - | T161 Sprague 59,377 | |
| 460 | - | T162 Stafford 206,863 | |
| 461 | - | T163 Stamford 2,190,254 | |
| 462 | - | T164 Sterling 84,665 | |
| 463 | - | T165 Stonington 95,178 | |
| 464 | - | T166 Stratford 409,829 | |
| 465 | - | T167 Suffield 7,015,494 | |
| 466 | - | T168 Thomaston 106,406 | |
| 467 | - | T169 Thompson 115,766 | |
| 468 | - | T170 Tolland 82,456 | |
| 469 | - | T171 Torrington 664,969 | |
| 470 | - | T172 Trumbull 123,609 | |
| 471 | - | T173 Union 53,127 | |
| 472 | - | T174 Vernon 410,003 | |
| 473 | - | T175 Voluntown 218,782 | |
| 474 | - | T176 Wallingford 346,634 | |
| 475 | - | T177 Warren 20,455 | |
| 476 | - | T178 Washington 20,805 | |
| 477 | - | T179 Waterbury 7,222,435 | |
| 478 | - | T180 Waterford 87,622 | |
| 479 | - | T181 Watertown 155,820 | |
| 480 | - | T182 Westbrook 36,113 | |
| 481 | - | T183 West Hartford 1,022,726 | |
| 482 | - | T184 West Haven 1,524,994 | |
| 483 | - | T185 Weston 23,007 | |
| 484 | - | T186 Westport 66,088 | |
| 485 | - | T187 Wethersfield 518,194 | |
| 486 | - | T188 Willington 60,215 | |
| 487 | - | T189 Wilton 28,491 | |
| 488 | - | T190 Winchester 170,938 | |
| 489 | - | T191 Windham 1,949,760 | |
| 490 | - | T192 Windsor 184,924 | |
| 491 | - | T193 Windsor Locks 1,052,528 | |
| 492 | - | T194 Wolcott 172,581 | |
| 493 | - | T195 Woodbridge 36,709 | |
| 494 | - | T196 Woodbury 51,195 | |
| 495 | - | T197 Woodstock 67,128 | |
| 496 | - | Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 1208 | + | connection with professional gambling; and any subassembly or 1112 | |
| 1209 | + | essential part designed or intended for use in connection with any such 1113 | |
| 1210 | + | device, mechanism, furniture, fixture, construction or installation, 1114 | |
| 1211 | + | provided an immediate and unrecorded right of replay mechanically 1115 | |
| 1212 | + | conferred on players of pinball machines and similar amusement 1116 | |
| 1213 | + | devices shall be presumed to be without value. "Gambling device" does 1117 | |
| 1214 | + | not include a crane game machine or device or a redemption machine. 1118 | |
| 1215 | + | A device or equipment used to play fantasy contests, as defined in 1119 | |
| 1216 | + | section 12-578aa, shall not be considered a gambling device, provided 1120 | |
| 1217 | + | the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of section 12-578aa have been 1121 | |
| 1218 | + | met. A device or equipment used to participate in sports wagering or 1122 | |
| 1219 | + | online casino gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act, 1123 | |
| 1220 | + | shall not be considered a gambling device if the conditions set forth in 1124 | |
| 1221 | + | sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, have been met; 1125 | |
| 1222 | + | Sec. 33. Section 53-278g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1126 | |
| 1223 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1127 | |
| 1224 | + | (a) Nothing in sections 53-278a to 53-278f, inclusive, as amended by 1128 | |
| 1225 | + | this act, shall be construed to prohibit the publication of an 1129 | |
| 1226 | + | advertisement of, or the operation of, or participation in, a state lottery, 1130 | |
| 1227 | + | pari-mutuel betting at race tracks licensed by the state, off-track betting 1131 | |
| 1228 | + | conducted by the state or a licensee authorized to operate the off-track 1132 | |
| 1229 | + | betting system, authorized games at a casino gaming facility, sports 1133 | |
| 1230 | + | wagering and online casino gaming, as authorized by sections 2 to 6, 1134 | |
| 1231 | + | inclusive, of this act, a promotional drawing for a prize or prizes, 1135 | |
| 1232 | + | conducted for advertising purposes by any person, firm or corporation 1136 | |
| 1233 | + | other than a retail grocer or retail grocery chain, wherein members of 1137 | |
| 1234 | + | the general public may participate without making any purchase or 1138 | |
| 1235 | + | otherwise paying or risking credit, money, or any other tangible thing 1139 | |
| 1236 | + | of value or a sweepstakes conducted pursuant to sections 42-295 to 42-1140 | |
| 1237 | + | 301, inclusive. 1141 | |
| 1238 | + | (b) The Mashantucket Pequot [tribe] Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of 1142 | |
| 1239 | + | Indians of Connecticut, or their agents, may use and possess at any 1143 | |
| 1240 | + | location within the state, solely for the purpose of training individuals 1144 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1241 | + | LCO No. 3157 37 of 43 | |
| 497 | 1242 | ||
| 1243 | + | in skills required for employment by the tribe or testing a gambling 1145 | |
| 1244 | + | device, any gambling device which the tribes are authorized to utilize 1146 | |
| 1245 | + | on their reservations pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory 1147 | |
| 1246 | + | Act; provided no money or other thing of value shall be paid to any 1148 | |
| 1247 | + | person as a result of the operation of such gambling device in the course 1149 | |
| 1248 | + | of such training or testing at locations outside of the reservation of the 1150 | |
| 1249 | + | tribe. Any person receiving such training or testing such device may use 1151 | |
| 1250 | + | any such device in the course of such training or testing. Whenever 1152 | |
| 1251 | + | either of said tribes intends to use and possess at any location within the 1153 | |
| 1252 | + | state any such gambling device for the purpose of testing such device, 1154 | |
| 1253 | + | the tribe shall give prior notice of such testing to the Department of 1155 | |
| 1254 | + | Consumer Protection. 1156 | |
| 1255 | + | (c) Any casino gaming facility, or its agents, may use and possess at 1157 | |
| 1256 | + | any location within the state, solely for the purpose of training 1158 | |
| 1257 | + | individuals in skills required for employment by the casino gaming 1159 | |
| 1258 | + | facility or testing a gambling device, any gambling device which the 1160 | |
| 1259 | + | casino gaming facility may use for conducting authorized games at the 1161 | |
| 1260 | + | casino gaming facility, provided no money or other thing of value shall 1162 | |
| 1261 | + | be paid to any person as a result of the operation of such gambling 1163 | |
| 1262 | + | device in the course of such training or testing at locations outside of the 1164 | |
| 1263 | + | casino gaming facility. Any person receiving such training or testing 1165 | |
| 1264 | + | such device may use any such device in the course of such training or 1166 | |
| 1265 | + | testing. Whenever a casino gaming facility intends to use and possess at 1167 | |
| 1266 | + | any location within the state any such gambling device for the purpose 1168 | |
| 1267 | + | of testing such device, the casino gambling facility shall give prior notice 1169 | |
| 1268 | + | of such testing to the Department of Consumer Protection. 1170 | |
| 1269 | + | Sec. 34. Subsection (b) of section 12-18b of the general statutes is 1171 | |
| 1270 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1172 | |
| 1271 | + | 2021): 1173 | |
| 1272 | + | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 12-19a and 12-20a, all 1174 | |
| 1273 | + | funds appropriated for state grants in lieu of taxes shall be payable to 1175 | |
| 1274 | + | municipalities and districts pursuant to the provisions of this section. 1176 | |
| 1275 | + | On or before January first, annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy 1177 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1276 | + | LCO No. 3157 38 of 43 | |
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| 1278 | + | and Management shall determine the amount due, as a state grant in 1178 | |
| 1279 | + | lieu of taxes, to each municipality and district in this state wherein 1179 | |
| 1280 | + | college and hospital property is located and to each municipality in this 1180 | |
| 1281 | + | state wherein state, municipal or tribal property, except that which was 1181 | |
| 1282 | + | acquired and used for highways and bridges, but not excepting 1182 | |
| 1283 | + | property acquired and used for highway administration or maintenance 1183 | |
| 1284 | + | purposes, is located. 1184 | |
| 1285 | + | (1) The grant payable to any municipality for state, municipal or tribal 1185 | |
| 1286 | + | property under the provisions of this section in the fiscal year ending 1186 | |
| 1287 | + | June 30, 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter shall be equal to the total 1187 | |
| 1288 | + | of: 1188 | |
| 1289 | + | (A) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1189 | |
| 1290 | + | paid with respect to any facility designated by the Commissioner of 1190 | |
| 1291 | + | Correction, on or before August first of each year, to be a correctional 1191 | |
| 1292 | + | facility administered under the auspices of the Department of 1192 | |
| 1293 | + | Correction or a juvenile detention center under direction of the 1193 | |
| 1294 | + | Department of Children and Families that was used for incarcerative 1194 | |
| 1295 | + | purposes during the preceding fiscal year. If a list containing the name 1195 | |
| 1296 | + | and location of such designated facilities and information concerning 1196 | |
| 1297 | + | their use for purposes of incarceration during the preceding fiscal year 1197 | |
| 1298 | + | is not available from the Secretary of the State on August first of any 1198 | |
| 1299 | + | year, the Commissioner of Correction shall, on said date, certify to the 1199 | |
| 1300 | + | Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management a list containing such 1200 | |
| 1301 | + | information; 1201 | |
| 1302 | + | (B) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1202 | |
| 1303 | + | paid with respect to that portion of the John Dempsey Hospital located 1203 | |
| 1304 | + | at The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington that is 1204 | |
| 1305 | + | used as a permanent medical ward for prisoners under the custody of 1205 | |
| 1306 | + | the Department of Correction. Nothing in this section shall be construed 1206 | |
| 1307 | + | as designating any portion of The University of Connecticut Health 1207 | |
| 1308 | + | Center John Dempsey Hospital as a correctional facility; 1208 | |
| 1309 | + | (C) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1209 | |
| 1310 | + | paid on any land designated within the 1983 Settlement boundary and 1210 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1311 | + | LCO No. 3157 39 of 43 | |
| 502 | 1312 | ||
| 503 | - | Sec. 4. Section 3-55l of the general statutes is repealed and the 212 | |
| 504 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 213 | |
| 505 | - | (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, the municipalities of 214 | |
| 506 | - | Ledyard, Montville, Norwich, North Stonington and Preston shall each 215 | |
| 507 | - | receive a grant of two hundred fifty thousand dollars which shall be 216 | |
| 508 | - | paid from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established by 217 | |
| 509 | - | section 3-55i, as amended by this act, and which shall be in addition to 218 | |
| 510 | - | the grants paid to said municipalities pursuant to section 3-55j, as 219 | |
| 511 | - | amended by this act. 220 | |
| 512 | - | (b) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2007, [and each fiscal 221 | |
| 513 | - | year thereafter] to June 30, 2023, inclusive, the municipalities of 222 | |
| 514 | - | Ledyard, Montville, Norwich, North Stonington and Preston shall each 223 | |
| 515 | - | receive a grant of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars which shall be 224 | |
| 516 | - | paid from said fund and which shall be in addition to the grants paid to 225 | |
| 517 | - | said municipalities pursuant to section 3-55j, as amended by this act. 226 | |
| 518 | - | (c) The grants payable in accordance with this section shall be 227 | |
| 519 | - | determined prior to the determination of grants pursuant to said section 228 | |
| 520 | - | 3-55j, as amended by this act, and shall not be reduced proportionately 229 | |
| 521 | - | if the total of the grants payable to each municipality pursuant to said 230 | |
| 522 | - | section exceeds the amount appropriated for grants pursuant to section 231 | |
| 523 | - | 3-55i, as amended by this act, with respect to each such year. 232 | |
| 524 | - | Sec. 5. Section 3-55m of the general statutes is repealed and the 233 | |
| 525 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 234 | |
| 526 | - | For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2008, [and each fiscal year 235 | |
| 527 | - | thereafter] to June 30, 2023, inclusive, one million six hundred thousand 236 | |
| 528 | - | dollars of the appropriation to the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan 237 | |
| 529 | - | Fund, for Grants to Towns, shall be distributed to municipalities that are 238 | |
| 530 | - | members of the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments and 239 | |
| 531 | - | to any distressed municipality that is a member of the Northeastern 240 | |
| 532 | - | Connecticut Council of Governments or the Windham Area Council of 241 | |
| 533 | - | Governments. Said amount shall be distributed proportionately to each 242 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 1313 | + | taken into trust by the federal government for the Mashantucket Pequot 1211 | |
| 1314 | + | Tribal Nation on or after June 8, 1999; 1212 | |
| 1315 | + | (D) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 12-19a, sixty-1213 | |
| 1316 | + | five per cent of the property taxes that would have been paid with 1214 | |
| 1317 | + | respect to the buildings and grounds comprising Connecticut Valley 1215 | |
| 1318 | + | Hospital and Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown; 1216 | |
| 1319 | + | (E) With respect to any municipality in which more than fifty per cent 1217 | |
| 1320 | + | of the property is state-owned real property, one hundred per cent of 1218 | |
| 1321 | + | the property taxes that would have been paid with respect to such state-1219 | |
| 1322 | + | owned property; 1220 | |
| 1323 | + | (F) Forty-five per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1221 | |
| 1324 | + | paid with respect to all municipally owned airports; except for the 1222 | |
| 1325 | + | exemption applicable to such property, on the assessment list in such 1223 | |
| 1326 | + | municipality for the assessment date two years prior to the 1224 | |
| 1327 | + | commencement of the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable. 1225 | |
| 1328 | + | The grant provided pursuant to this section for any municipally owned 1226 | |
| 1329 | + | airport shall be paid to any municipality in which the airport is located, 1227 | |
| 1330 | + | except that the grant applicable to Sikorsky Airport shall be paid one-1228 | |
| 1331 | + | half to the town of Stratford and one-half to the city of Bridgeport; 1229 | |
| 1332 | + | (G) [Forty-five] One hundred per cent of the property taxes that 1230 | |
| 1333 | + | would have been paid with respect to any land designated within the 1231 | |
| 1334 | + | 1983 Settlement boundary and taken into trust by the federal 1232 | |
| 1335 | + | government for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation prior to June 8, 1233 | |
| 1336 | + | 1999, or taken into trust by the federal government for the Mohegan 1234 | |
| 1337 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, provided the real property subject to 1235 | |
| 1338 | + | this subparagraph shall be the land only, and shall not include the 1236 | |
| 1339 | + | assessed value of any structures, buildings or other improvements on 1237 | |
| 1340 | + | such land; and 1238 | |
| 1341 | + | (H) Forty-five per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1239 | |
| 1342 | + | paid with respect to all other state-owned real property. 1240 | |
| 1343 | + | (2) (A) The grant payable to any municipality or district for college 1241 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 1346 | + | and hospital property under the provisions of this section in the fiscal 1242 | |
| 1347 | + | year ending June 30, 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter shall be equal 1243 | |
| 1348 | + | to the total of seventy-seven per cent of the property taxes that, except 1244 | |
| 1349 | + | for any exemption applicable to any college and hospital property under 1245 | |
| 1350 | + | the provisions of section 12-81, would have been paid with respect to 1246 | |
| 1351 | + | college and hospital property on the assessment list in such municipality 1247 | |
| 1352 | + | or district for the assessment date two years prior to the commencement 1248 | |
| 1353 | + | of the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable; and 1249 | |
| 1354 | + | (B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this 1250 | |
| 1355 | + | subdivision, the grant payable to any municipality or district with 1251 | |
| 1356 | + | respect to a campus of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs 1252 | |
| 1357 | + | Connecticut Healthcare Systems shall be one hundred per cent. 1253 | |
| 1358 | + | Sec. 35. Section 3-55i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1254 | |
| 1359 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1255 | |
| 1360 | + | (a) There is established the "Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan 1256 | |
| 1361 | + | Fund" which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. All funds received by 1257 | |
| 1362 | + | the state of Connecticut from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe pursuant 1258 | |
| 1363 | + | to the joint memorandum of understanding entered into by and 1259 | |
| 1364 | + | between the state and the tribe on January 13, 1993, as amended on April 1260 | |
| 1365 | + | 30, 1993, and any successor thereto, shall be deposited in the General 1261 | |
| 1366 | + | Fund. [During the fiscal year] For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, 1262 | |
| 1367 | + | [and each fiscal year thereafter,] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, from the 1263 | |
| 1368 | + | funds received by the state from the tribe pursuant to said joint 1264 | |
| 1369 | + | memorandum of understanding, as amended, and any successor 1265 | |
| 1370 | + | thereto, an amount equal to the appropriation to the Mashantucket 1266 | |
| 1371 | + | Pequot and Mohegan Fund for Grants to Towns shall be transferred to 1267 | |
| 1372 | + | the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. [and shall be distributed 1268 | |
| 1373 | + | by the Office of Policy and Management, during said fiscal year, in 1269 | |
| 1374 | + | accordance with the provisions of section 3-55j.] For the fiscal year 1270 | |
| 1375 | + | ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, one hundred thirty-1271 | |
| 1376 | + | seven million dollars of the funds deposited in the General Fund 1272 | |
| 1377 | + | pursuant to this subsection, the memorandum of understanding entered 1273 | |
| 1378 | + | into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 1274 Committee Bill No. 146 | |
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| 540 | - | such municipality based on the total amount of payments received by 243 | |
| 541 | - | all such municipalities from said fund in the preceding fiscal year, 244 | |
| 542 | - | determined in accordance with section 3-55j, as amended by this act. The 245 | |
| 543 | - | grants payable in accordance with this section shall be determined prior 246 | |
| 544 | - | to the determination of grants pursuant to said section 3-55j, as amended 247 | |
| 545 | - | by this act, and shall not be reduced proportionately if the total of the 248 | |
| 546 | - | grants payable to each municipality pursuant to said section exceeds the 249 | |
| 547 | - | amount appropriated for such grants with respect to such year. The 250 | |
| 548 | - | payments to municipalities authorized by this section shall be made in 251 | |
| 549 | - | accordance with the schedule set forth in section 3-55i, as amended by 252 | |
| 550 | - | this act. 253 | |
| 551 | - | Sec. 6. Subparagraph (G) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 254 | |
| 552 | - | 12-18b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted 255 | |
| 553 | - | in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 256 | |
| 554 | - | (G) [Forty-five] One hundred per cent of the property taxes that 257 | |
| 555 | - | would have been paid with respect to any land designated within the 258 | |
| 556 | - | 1983 Settlement boundary and taken into trust by the federal 259 | |
| 557 | - | government for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation prior to June 8, 260 | |
| 558 | - | 1999, or taken into trust by the federal government for the Mohegan 261 | |
| 559 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, provided the real property subject to 262 | |
| 560 | - | this subparagraph shall be the land only, and shall not include the 263 | |
| 561 | - | assessed value of any structures, buildings or other improvements on 264 | |
| 562 | - | such land; and 265 | |
| 563 | - | Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) If the Connecticut Lottery 266 | |
| 564 | - | Corporation is authorized to establish a program to sell lottery tickets 267 | |
| 565 | - | for lottery draw games through the corporation's Internet web site, an 268 | |
| 566 | - | online service or a mobile application pursuant to (1) amendments to 269 | |
| 567 | - | the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot 270 | |
| 568 | - | memorandum of understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe 271 | |
| 569 | - | and amendments to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan 272 | |
| 570 | - | memorandum of understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 273 | |
| 571 | - | Connecticut, or new compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or 274 | |
| 572 | - | the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or both, and (2) any 275 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
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| 579 | - | provision of the general statutes or a public or special act, the 276 | |
| 580 | - | corporation shall establish a fund into which all revenue from such 277 | |
| 581 | - | program shall be deposited, from which all payments and expenses of 278 | |
| 582 | - | the corporation for such program shall be paid and from which transfers 279 | |
| 583 | - | to the debt-free community college account, established in section 8 of 280 | |
| 584 | - | this act, shall be made pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-812 of the 281 | |
| 585 | - | general statutes, as amended by this act. 282 | |
| 586 | - | Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) There is established an account 283 | |
| 587 | - | to be known as the "debt-free community college account" which shall 284 | |
| 588 | - | be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account 285 | |
| 589 | - | shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, 286 | |
| 590 | - | including, but not limited to, deposits from the Connecticut Lottery 287 | |
| 591 | - | Corporation in accordance with subsection (d) of section 12-812 of the 288 | |
| 592 | - | general statutes, as amended by this act. Moneys in the account shall be 289 | |
| 593 | - | expended by the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the 290 | |
| 594 | - | purposes of the debt-free community college program established 291 | |
| 595 | - | pursuant to section 10a-174 of the general statutes. 292 | |
| 596 | - | (b) Not later than thirty days after the initial offering of lottery tickets 293 | |
| 597 | - | for lottery draw games through the Connecticut Lottery Corporation's 294 | |
| 598 | - | Internet web site, online service or mobile application, and on January 295 | |
| 599 | - | first annually thereafter, the president of said corporation shall estimate 296 | |
| 600 | - | and report to the Board of Regents for Higher Education the anticipated 297 | |
| 601 | - | amount of the deposit required pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-298 | |
| 602 | - | 812 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or the anticipated net 299 | |
| 603 | - | revenue from such online offering during the current and next fiscal 300 | |
| 604 | - | year. 301 | |
| 605 | - | Sec. 9. Section 12-801 of the general statutes is repealed and the 302 | |
| 606 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 303 | |
| 607 | - | As used in section 12-563a and sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, as 304 | |
| 608 | - | amended by this act, and section 7 of this act, the following terms [shall] 305 | |
| 609 | - | have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates another 306 | |
| 610 | - | meaning: 307 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
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| 617 | - | (1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of the 308 | |
| 618 | - | corporation; 309 | |
| 619 | - | (2) "Corporation" means the Connecticut Lottery Corporation as 310 | |
| 620 | - | created under section 12-802; 311 | |
| 621 | - | (3) "Division" means the former Division of Special Revenue in the 312 | |
| 622 | - | Department of Revenue Services; 313 | |
| 623 | - | (4) "Lottery" means (A) the Connecticut state lottery conducted prior 314 | |
| 624 | - | to the transfer authorized under section 12-808 by the Division of Special 315 | |
| 625 | - | Revenue, (B) after such transfer, the Connecticut state lottery conducted 316 | |
| 626 | - | by the corporation pursuant to sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, 317 | |
| 627 | - | inclusive, as amended by this act, and section 7 of this act, (C) the state 318 | |
| 628 | - | lottery referred to in subsection (a) of section 53-278g, and (D) keno 319 | |
| 629 | - | conducted by the corporation pursuant to section 12-806c; 320 | |
| 630 | - | (5) "Keno" means a lottery game in which a subset of numbers are 321 | |
| 631 | - | drawn from a larger field of numbers by a central computer system 322 | |
| 632 | - | using an approved random number generator, wheel system device or 323 | |
| 633 | - | other drawing device. "Keno" does not include a game operated on a 324 | |
| 634 | - | video facsimile machine; 325 | |
| 635 | - | (6) "Lottery fund" means a fund or funds established by, and under 326 | |
| 636 | - | the management and control of, the corporation, into which all lottery 327 | |
| 637 | - | revenues of the corporation are deposited, from which all payments and 328 | |
| 638 | - | expenses of the corporation are paid and from which transfers to the 329 | |
| 639 | - | General Fund or the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds 330 | |
| 640 | - | Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, are made 331 | |
| 641 | - | pursuant to section 12-812, as amended by this act, but "lottery fund" 332 | |
| 642 | - | does not include a fund established under section 7 of this act; and 333 | |
| 643 | - | (7) "Operating revenue" means total revenue received from lottery 334 | |
| 644 | - | sales less all cancelled sales and amounts paid as prizes but before 335 | |
| 645 | - | payment or provision for payment of any other expenses. 336 | |
| 646 | - | Sec. 10. Section 12-812 of the general statutes is repealed and the 337 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
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| 653 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 338 | |
| 654 | - | (a) The president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 339 | |
| 655 | - | board, shall conduct daily, weekly, multistate, special instant or other 340 | |
| 656 | - | lottery games and shall determine the number of times a lottery shall be 341 | |
| 657 | - | held each year, the form and price of the tickets and the aggregate 342 | |
| 658 | - | amount of prizes, which shall not be less than forty-five per cent of the 343 | |
| 659 | - | sales unless required by the terms of any agreement entered into for the 344 | |
| 660 | - | conduct of multistate lottery games. The proceeds of the sale of tickets 345 | |
| 661 | - | shall be deposited in the lottery fund of the corporation from which 346 | |
| 662 | - | prizes shall be paid, upon vouchers signed by the president, or by either 347 | |
| 663 | - | of two persons designated and authorized by him, in such numbers and 348 | |
| 664 | - | amounts as the president determines. The corporation may limit its 349 | |
| 665 | - | liability in games with fixed payouts and may cause a cessation of sales 350 | |
| 666 | - | of tickets of certain designation when such liability limit has been 351 | |
| 667 | - | reached. 352 | |
| 668 | - | (b) The president, subject to the direction of the board, may enter into 353 | |
| 669 | - | agreements for the sale of product advertising on lottery tickets, play 354 | |
| 670 | - | slips and other lottery media. 355 | |
| 671 | - | (c) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 356 | |
| 672 | - | State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the lottery fund which 357 | |
| 673 | - | exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the payment of prizes, 358 | |
| 674 | - | the payment of current operating expenses and funding of approved 359 | |
| 675 | - | reserves of the corporation. The corporation shall transfer the amount 360 | |
| 676 | - | so certified from the lottery fund of the corporation to the General Fund 361 | |
| 677 | - | upon notification of receipt of such certification by the Treasurer, except 362 | |
| 678 | - | that if the amount on deposit in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement 363 | |
| 679 | - | Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-364 | |
| 680 | - | 183vv, is less than the required minimum capital reserve, as defined in 365 | |
| 681 | - | subsection (b) of said section, the corporation shall pay such amount so 366 | |
| 682 | - | certified to the trustee of the fund for deposit in the fund. If the 367 | |
| 683 | - | corporation transfers any moneys to the General Fund at any time when 368 | |
| 684 | - | the amount on deposit in said capital reserve fund is less than the 369 | |
| 685 | - | required minimum capital reserve, the amount of such transfer shall be 370 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
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| 692 | - | deemed appropriated from the General Fund to the Connecticut 371 | |
| 693 | - | Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund. 372 | |
| 694 | - | (d) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 373 | |
| 695 | - | State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the fund established 374 | |
| 696 | - | pursuant to section 7 of this act which exceeds the current needs of the 375 | |
| 697 | - | corporation for the payment of prizes, the payment of current operating 376 | |
| 698 | - | expenses and funding of approved reserves of the corporation for the 377 | |
| 699 | - | online lottery program described in section 7 of this act. The corporation 378 | |
| 700 | - | shall transfer the amount so certified to the debt-free community college 379 | |
| 701 | - | account established pursuant to section 8 of this act upon notification of 380 | |
| 702 | - | receipt of such certification by the State Treasurer. 381 | |
| 703 | - | Sec. 11. Section 12-818 of the general statutes is repealed and the 382 | |
| 704 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 383 | |
| 705 | - | [For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2011, 384 | |
| 706 | - | the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall transfer one million nine 385 | |
| 707 | - | hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from the sale of 386 | |
| 708 | - | lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account 387 | |
| 709 | - | created pursuant to section 17a-713. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 388 | |
| 710 | - | 2012, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation 389 | |
| 711 | - | shall transfer one million nine hundred thousand dollars of the revenue 390 | |
| 712 | - | received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers 391 | |
| 713 | - | treatment rehabilitation account created pursuant to section 17a-713.] 392 | |
| 714 | - | For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2014, [and each fiscal year 393 | |
| 715 | - | thereafter,] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, the Connecticut Lottery 394 | |
| 716 | - | Corporation shall transfer two million three hundred thousand dollars 395 | |
| 717 | - | of the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic 396 | |
| 718 | - | gamblers treatment rehabilitation account created pursuant to section 397 | |
| 719 | - | 17a-713. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 398 | |
| 720 | - | thereafter, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall transfer four 399 | |
| 721 | - | million six hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from the 400 | |
| 722 | - | sale of lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation 401 | |
| 723 | - | account created pursuant to section 17a-713. 402 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
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| 730 | - | Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 403 | |
| 731 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 404 | |
| 732 | - | passage): 405 | |
| 733 | - | (a) The sale or the dispensing or consumption or the presence in 406 | |
| 734 | - | glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of 407 | |
| 735 | - | alcoholic liquor by an individual in places operating under hotel 408 | |
| 736 | - | permits, restaurant permits, cafe permits, Connecticut craft cafe permits, 409 | |
| 737 | - | restaurant permits for catering establishments, bowling establishment 410 | |
| 738 | - | permits, racquetball facility permits, club permits, coliseum permits, 411 | |
| 739 | - | coliseum concession permits, special sporting facility restaurant 412 | |
| 740 | - | permits, special sporting facility employee recreational permits, special 413 | |
| 741 | - | sporting facility guest permits, special sporting facility concession 414 | |
| 742 | - | permits, special sporting facility bar permits, golf country club permits, 415 | |
| 743 | - | nonprofit public museum permits, university permits, airport 416 | |
| 744 | - | restaurant permits, airport bar permits, airport airline club permits, 417 | |
| 745 | - | tavern permits, manufacturer permits for beer, casino permits, caterer 418 | |
| 746 | - | liquor permits and charitable organization permits shall be unlawful on: 419 | |
| 747 | - | (1) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the 420 | |
| 748 | - | hours of one o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) Saturday between the 421 | |
| 749 | - | hours of two o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (3) Sunday between the 422 | |
| 750 | - | hours of two o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; (4) Christmas, except [(A)] 423 | |
| 751 | - | for alcoholic liquor that is served where food is also available during the 424 | |
| 752 | - | hours otherwise permitted by this section for the day on which 425 | |
| 753 | - | Christmas falls; [, and (B) by casino permittees at casinos, as defined in 426 | |
| 754 | - | section 30-37k;] and (5) January first between the hours of three o'clock 427 | |
| 755 | - | a.m. and nine o'clock a.m., except that on any Sunday that is January 428 | |
| 756 | - | first the prohibitions of this section shall be between the hours of three 429 | |
| 757 | - | o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. 430 | |
| 758 | - | Sec. 13. Subsection (l) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 431 | |
| 759 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 432 | |
| 760 | - | passage): 433 | |
| 761 | - | (l) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, it 434 | |
| 762 | - | shall be lawful for casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-435 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
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| 770 | - | presence in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the 437 | |
| 771 | - | consumption of alcoholic liquor by, an individual who is staying at a 438 | |
| 772 | - | hotel in the casino or a hotel or campground affiliated with the casino 439 | |
| 773 | - | and accessible by a shuttle service, except such alcoholic liquor shall not 440 | |
| 774 | - | be served to a patron of such casino on (A) Monday, Tuesday, 441 | |
| 775 | - | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between the hours of four 442 | |
| 776 | - | o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; and (B) Sunday between the hours of 443 | |
| 777 | - | four o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; and (2) allow the presence of 444 | |
| 778 | - | alcoholic liquor in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the 445 | |
| 779 | - | consumption thereof by an individual at any time on its gaming facility, 446 | |
| 780 | - | as defined in subsection (a) of section 30-37k. [, provided such alcoholic 447 | |
| 781 | - | liquor shall not be served to a patron of such casino during the hours 448 | |
| 782 | - | specified in subsection (a) of this section.] Each casino permittee shall 449 | |
| 783 | - | maintain, in writing, an alcohol service policy that provides for the safe 450 | |
| 784 | - | sale and dispensing of alcohol pursuant to the casino permit. Each 451 | |
| 785 | - | casino permittee shall review such policy at least once each year. For 452 | |
| 786 | - | purposes of this section, "receptacles suitable to permit the consumption 453 | |
| 787 | - | of alcoholic liquor" [shall] does not include bottles of distilled spirits or 454 | |
| 788 | - | bottles of wine. 455 | |
| 789 | - | Sec. 14. Section 10-395b of the general statutes is repealed and the 456 | |
| 790 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 457 | |
| 791 | - | There is established a fund to be known as the ["Tourism Fund"] 458 | |
| 792 | - | "Arts, Culture and Tourism Fund" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 459 | |
| 793 | - | fund. The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be 460 | |
| 794 | - | deposited in the fund. 461 | |
| 795 | - | Sec. 15. Subparagraph (K) of subdivision (1) of section 12-408 of the 462 | |
| 796 | - | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 463 | |
| 797 | - | thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 464 | |
| 798 | - | (K) (i) For calendar quarters ending on or after September 30, 2019, 465 | |
| 799 | - | the commissioner shall deposit into the regional planning incentive 466 | |
| 800 | - | account, established pursuant to section 4-66k, six and seven-tenths per 467 Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
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| 807 | - | cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 468 | |
| 808 | - | subparagraph (B) of this subdivision and ten and seven-tenths per cent 469 | |
| 809 | - | of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 470 | |
| 810 | - | subparagraph (G) of this subdivision; 471 | |
| 811 | - | (ii) For calendar quarters ending on or after September 30, 2018, the 472 | |
| 812 | - | commissioner shall deposit into the Arts, Culture and Tourism Fund 473 | |
| 813 | - | established under section 10-395b, as amended by this act, ten per cent 474 | |
| 814 | - | of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 475 | |
| 815 | - | subparagraph (B) of this subdivision; 476 | |
| 816 | - | Sec. 16. Subparagraph (J) of subdivision (1) of section 12-411 of the 477 | |
| 817 | - | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 478 | |
| 818 | - | thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 479 | |
| 819 | - | (J) (i) For calendar quarters ending on or after September 30, 2019, the 480 | |
| 820 | - | commissioner shall deposit into the regional planning incentive 481 | |
| 821 | - | account, established pursuant to section 4-66k, six and seven-tenths per 482 | |
| 822 | - | cent of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 483 | |
| 823 | - | subparagraph (B) of this subdivision and ten and seven-tenths per cent 484 | |
| 824 | - | of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 485 | |
| 825 | - | subparagraph (G) of this subdivision; 486 | |
| 826 | - | (ii) For calendar quarters ending on or after September 30, 2018, the 487 | |
| 827 | - | commissioner shall deposit into the Arts, Culture and Tourism Fund 488 | |
| 828 | - | established under section 10-395b, as amended by this act, ten per cent 489 | |
| 829 | - | of the amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 490 | |
| 830 | - | subparagraph (B) of this subdivision; 491 | |
| 831 | - | Sec. 17. Sections 12-565a and 12-578j of the general statutes are 492 | |
| 832 | - | repealed. (Effective from passage) 493 | |
| 1381 | + | Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time and section 1275 | |
| 1382 | + | 7 of this act shall be transferred from the General Fund to the 1276 | |
| 1383 | + | Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. During each fiscal year, the 1277 | |
| 1384 | + | Office of Policy and Management shall make distributions from the 1278 | |
| 1385 | + | Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund in accordance with the 1279 | |
| 1386 | + | provisions of section 3-55j. The amount of the grant payable to each 1280 | |
| 1387 | + | municipality during any fiscal year, in accordance with said section, 1281 | |
| 1388 | + | shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants exceeds the 1282 | |
| 1389 | + | amount of funds available for such year. The grant shall be paid in three 1283 | |
| 1390 | + | installments as follows: The Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1284 | |
| 1391 | + | Management shall, annually, not later than the fifteenth day of 1285 | |
| 1392 | + | December, the fifteenth day of March and the fifteenth day of June 1286 | |
| 1393 | + | certify to the Comptroller the amount due each municipality under the 1287 | |
| 1394 | + | provisions of section 3-55j and the Comptroller shall draw an order on 1288 | |
| 1395 | + | the Treasurer on or before the fifth business day following the fifteenth 1289 | |
| 1396 | + | day of December, the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of 1290 | |
| 1397 | + | March and the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of June and 1291 | |
| 1398 | + | the Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to such municipality on or 1292 | |
| 1399 | + | before the first day of January, the first day of April and the thirtieth day 1293 | |
| 1400 | + | of June. 1294 | |
| 1401 | + | (b) The transfers from the General Fund to the Mashantucket Pequot 1295 | |
| 1402 | + | and Mohegan Fund required by subsection (a) of this section shall not 1296 | |
| 1403 | + | be reduced except on (1) submission to the General Assembly by the 1297 | |
| 1404 | + | Governor of a certification of an emergency requiring such reduction; 1298 | |
| 1405 | + | and (2) a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the 1299 | |
| 1406 | + | General Assembly approving such reduction. 1300 | |
| 1407 | + | Sec. 36. Sections 12-565a and 12-578j of the general statutes are 1301 | |
| 1408 | + | repealed. (Effective from passage)1302 | |
| 833 | 1409 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following | |
| 834 | 1410 | sections: | |
| 835 | 1411 | ||
| 836 | 1412 | Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 837 | - | Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 3-55i Substitute Bill No. 146 | |
| 1413 | + | Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1414 | + | Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 New section Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1415 | + | LCO No. 3157 42 of 43 | |
| 838 | 1416 | ||
| 1417 | + | Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1418 | + | Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1419 | + | Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1420 | + | Sec. 7 from passage New section | |
| 1421 | + | Sec. 8 from passage New section | |
| 1422 | + | Sec. 9 from passage New section | |
| 1423 | + | Sec. 10 from passage 12-578f | |
| 1424 | + | Sec. 11 July 1, 2021 12-806c | |
| 1425 | + | Sec. 12 from passage New section | |
| 1426 | + | Sec. 13 from passage New section | |
| 1427 | + | Sec. 14 from passage 12-801 | |
| 1428 | + | Sec. 15 from passage 12-806 | |
| 1429 | + | Sec. 16 from passage 12-806a | |
| 1430 | + | Sec. 17 from passage 12-810 | |
| 1431 | + | Sec. 18 from passage 12-811 | |
| 1432 | + | Sec. 19 from passage 12-812 | |
| 1433 | + | Sec. 20 from passage 12-816 | |
| 1434 | + | Sec. 21 July 1, 2021 12-557b | |
| 1435 | + | Sec. 22 July 1, 2021 12-561 | |
| 1436 | + | Sec. 23 July 1, 2021 12-578e(c)(1) | |
| 1437 | + | Sec. 24 July 1, 2021 12-578g(c) | |
| 1438 | + | Sec. 25 from passage 12-578h | |
| 1439 | + | Sec. 26 July 1, 2021 17a-713 | |
| 1440 | + | Sec. 27 July 1, 2021 30-91(a) | |
| 1441 | + | Sec. 28 July 1, 2021 30-91(l) | |
| 1442 | + | Sec. 29 from passage 52-553 | |
| 1443 | + | Sec. 30 from passage 52-554 | |
| 1444 | + | Sec. 31 July 1, 2021 53-278a(2) | |
| 1445 | + | Sec. 32 July 1, 2021 53-278a(4) | |
| 1446 | + | Sec. 33 July 1, 2021 53-278g | |
| 1447 | + | Sec. 34 July 1, 2021 12-18b(b) | |
| 1448 | + | Sec. 35 July 1, 2021 3-55i | |
| 1449 | + | Sec. 36 from passage Repealer section | |
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| 1451 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 1452 | + | To authorize sports wagering, online casino gaming, online lottery and | |
| 1453 | + | online keno in this state. | |
| 1454 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except | |
| 1455 | + | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not | |
| 1456 | + | underlined.] | |
| 843 | 1457 | ||
| 844 | - | Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 3-55j | |
| 845 | - | Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 3-55l | |
| 846 | - | Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 3-55m | |
| 847 | - | Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 12-18b(b)(1)(G) | |
| 848 | - | Sec. 7 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 849 | - | Sec. 8 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 850 | - | Sec. 9 July 1, 2021 12-801 | |
| 851 | - | Sec. 10 July 1, 2021 12-812 | |
| 852 | - | Sec. 11 from passage 12-818 | |
| 853 | - | Sec. 12 from passage 30-91(a) | |
| 854 | - | Sec. 13 from passage 30-91(l) | |
| 855 | - | Sec. 14 July 1, 2021 10-395b | |
| 856 | - | Sec. 15 July 1, 2021 12-408(1)(K) | |
| 857 | - | Sec. 16 July 1, 2021 12-411(1)(J) | |
| 858 | - | Sec. 17 from passage Repealer section | |
| 1458 | + | Co-Sponsors: SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.; REP. CONLEY, 40th Dist. Committee Bill No. 146 | |
| 1459 | + | LCO No. 3157 43 of 43 | |
| 859 | 1460 | ||
| 860 | - | Statement of Legislative Commissioners: | |
| 861 | - | In Section 3(g), "and except as provided in subsection (l) of this section," | |
| 862 | - | was added for clarity and consistency with the provisions of Subsec. (l), | |
| 863 | - | in Section 9, the exclusion from the definition of "lottery fund" was | |
| 864 | - | rewritten for clarity, and in Section 12, the exception was deleted for | |
| 865 | - | consistency with standard drafting conventions. | |
| 1461 | + | REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist.; REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. | |
| 1462 | + | REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.; REP. DE LA CRUZ, 41st Dist. | |
| 1463 | + | REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist.; SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist. | |
| 1464 | + | REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.; REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. | |
| 1465 | + | REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.; SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. | |
| 1466 | + | REP. SMITH, 48th Dist.; SEN. NEEDLEMAN, 33rd Dist. | |
| 1467 | + | REP. NOLAN, 39th Dist.; REP. LANOUE, 45th Dist. | |
| 1468 | + | REP. HOWARD, 43rd Dist.; SEN. BERTHEL, 32nd Dist. | |
| 1469 | + | SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist. | |
| 866 | 1470 | ||
| 867 | - | PS Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 868 | - | ||
| 1471 | + | S.B. 146 |