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FL H1017
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/25/2011
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Abruzzo
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AI Summary
- Creates a special instant scratch-off lottery game titled "Ticket for the Cure" to operate from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2017
- Directs net revenues from the game to fund breast cancer research and services for low-income, uninsured breast cancer victims, with prohibition on using funds for overhead, indirect costs, or organizational levies
- Defines "net revenue" as ticket sales minus prize payouts and actual administrative expenses, and "research" to include detection, prevention, screening, treatment, and clinical trials for breast cancer
- Requires the Department of the Lottery to equitably apportion net revenues to state universities with medical research facilities for breast cancer research and victim services
- Authorizes the Department of the Lottery to adopt rules for implementation and requires the department to not unreasonably diminish marketing efforts for other instant scratch-off games
Legislative Description
State Lotteries
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5/7/2011
Committee Referrals
Government Operations Subcommittee3/3/2011
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