Bill Summary: HB 5320

• Terminates the Connecticut Lottery Corporation effective January 1, 2021, and transfers all lottery operations to the Department of Consumer Protection.

• Transfers all lottery assets, funds, and contracts from the corporation to the department, with the state assuming all outstanding contractual obligations.

• Removes the Connecticut Lottery Corporation from the definition of "quasi-public agency" in state law and establishes the Commissioner of Consumer Protection as the authority overseeing lottery operations.

• Transfers all lottery employees to state service and recognizes existing collective bargaining agreements as of December 31, 2020.

• Maintains existing lottery game structures, revenue allocations to the General Fund and Teachers' Retirement Fund, and regulatory oversight while consolidating lottery administration under state government control.