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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 461 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 273
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. 461 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 273
By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 273) 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. 201 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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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.