H.B. No. 0020

State lottery organization.

 

Sponsored By:                    Representative(s) Edwards, Jansen, Latta, McMurtrey, McOmie, Morgan, Philp and Reese and Senator(s) Caller, Coe and Vasey

 

AN ACT relating to a state lottery organization; granting authority to the Wyoming pari-mutuel commission to operate a state lottery organization and to contract with other states for operating a lottery; providing rulemaking authority to the commission; providing for a director of the state lottery organization; providing for licensing of lottery game retailers; creating a lottery account in the enterprise fund; authorizing expenditures for the lottery; specifying how lottery profits shall be distributed; providing generally for the operation of the lottery; exempting sales of lottery tickets and shares from sales tax; providing penalties; making appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/22/2003             Bill Number Assigned

02/09/2004             H Received for Introduction

02/11/2004             H Introduced and Referred to H03

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Buchanan, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Morgan, Olsen, Parady, Philp, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Brechtel, Bucholz, Childers, Harvey, Jones, Jorgensen, Law, Luthi, Miller, D., Nicholas, Osborn, Petersen, Powers, Semlek and Simpson.

Excused:  Representative(s) Tipton

Ayes 42    Nays 17    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/19/2004             H03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Childers, Johnson, L., Lockhart, Thompson and Wostenberg

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bucholz, Cohee and Meyer

Ayes 5    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/19/2004             H Placed on General File

02/20/2004             H Rereferred to H02

02/20/2004             H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Meuli, Nicholas, Philp and Warren

Nays:  Representative(s) Jones, Jorgensen and Luthi

Ayes 4    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/20/2004             H Placed on General File

 

HB0020HW001/ADOPTED

Page 26-lines 1 through 3         Delete entirely.

Page 26-line 5                          Delete "(C)  Twenty percent (20%)" insert "(B)  Fifty percent (50%)".  EDWARDS

 

HB0020HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3                            Delete "state" insert "multi-state".

Page 3-line 2                            After "article" insert ", which shall be limited to a multi-state game operated by agreement between Wyoming and at least one (1) other state lottery organization".

Page 3-line 17                          After "commission" insert "; limitations".

Page 4-line 4                            After "kind" insert ", and no lottery shall be conducted that is not a multi-state game operated by agreement between Wyoming and at least one (1) other state lottery organization".

Page 7-line 6                            After "licensees" delete "," insert "or"; delete "or employees".

Page 7-After line 18                 Insert:

"(c)  For purposes of this article, the commission shall not investigate, and is not authorized to access, criminal history record information of employees of licensees or contractors.".

Page 25-line 20                        Delete "centers" insert "services".  COHEE, CHAIRMAN

 

02/20/2004             H Passed CoW

 

HB0020H2002/FAILED

Page 1-line 11                          Delete "exempting" insert "providing that"; delete "and shares from" insert "are subject to".

Page 27-line 6                          Delete "39-15-105(a)(iv)" insert "39-15-103(a)(i)(O) and"; delete "(J)" insert "(P)".

Page 29-line 22                        Delete entirely.

Page 30-lines 1 through 12       Delete entirely and insert:

"39-15-103.  Imposition.

(a)  Taxable event.  The following shall apply:

(i)  Except as provided by W.S. 39‑15‑105, there is levied an excise tax upon:

(O)  The sales price paid for computer hardware including the basic set of operating instructions called system software which is necessary to the basic operation of the computer hardware and the sales price paid for the hardware media used to transfer computer software programs.;

(P)  The sales price paid for lottery tickets sold under authority of the Wyoming state lottery organization under W.S. 11-25-201 through 11-25-211.".  ANDERSON, R.

 

02/23/2004             H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0020H3001/FAILED

Page 25-line 12                        Delete "as follows:" insert "to the general fund.".

Page 25-lines 14 through 22     Delete entirely.

Page 26-lines 5 through 10       Delete entirely.  ANDERSON, R., NICHOLAS

 

HB0020H3003/FAILED

Delete the Anderson, R., et al., third reading amendment (HB0020H3001/A) entirely; further amend as follows:

Page 25-line 14                        Delete "two million dollars".

Page 25-line 15                        Delete "($2,000,000.00)" insert "two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00)".

Page 26-line 5                          After "credited" insert "to the department of state parks and cultural resources, as follows:".

Page 26-line 6                          Before "to" insert "(I) Fifty percent (50%)".

Page 26-line 8                          Delete "." insert "; and

                                                (II)  Fifty percent (50%) to the division of cultural resources for the promotion and development of the arts in the state.".  SIMPSON

 

02/24/2004             H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Bucholz, Childers, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Hastert, Hinckley, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Morgan, Philp, Prosser, Robinson, Ross, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh and Wasserburger.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Cohee, Cooper, Harvey, Iekel, Jones, Jorgensen, Law, Luthi, Meyer, Miller, D., Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Semlek and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Meuli, Reese, Tipton and Warren.

Ayes 32    Nays 24    Excused 4    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/25/2004             S Received for Introduction

02/25/2004             S Introduced and Referred to S06

03/05/2004             Died In Committee