Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S201 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/16/2023

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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 476       FILED ON: 1/16/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 201
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patrick M. O'Connor
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to reduce lottery littering.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 476       FILED ON: 1/16/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 201
By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 201) of Patrick M. O'Connor for 
legislation to reduce lottery littering. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 235 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to reduce lottery littering.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority 
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. The Massachusetts State Treasurers Office shall instruct the Massachusetts 
2State Lottery to develop a second chance game involving all lottery tickets and scratch tickets 
3that do not contain winning numbers. The purpose of the game shall be to increase the amount of 
4scratch tickets and lottery tickets recycled and reduce the amount of scratch tickets and lottery 
5tickets thrown away or littered.
6 SECTION 2. The second chance game must be operational no later than 180 days of the 
7passage of this bill.