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FL H0239

Bill

Status

Failed

3/9/2012

Primary Sponsor

Geraldine Thompson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a special instant scratch-off lottery game titled "Ticket for the Cure" to operate from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2018.

  • Directs net revenues from the game to fund breast cancer research and services for low-income, uninsured breast cancer victims, with restrictions prohibiting use for overhead, indirect costs, or organizational levies.

  • Defines "net revenue" as total ticket sales minus prize payouts and actual administrative expenses, and "research" to include detection, prevention, screening, treatment, and clinical trials for breast cancer.

  • Requires equitable apportionment of net revenues to state universities with medical research facilities to support breast cancer research and services for low-income, uninsured victims.

  • Prohibits the Department of the Lottery from unreasonably diminishing marketing efforts for other instant scratch-off games while promoting Ticket for the Cure; takes effect July 1, 2012.

Legislative Description

State Lotteries

Last Action

Died in Government Operations Subcommittee

3/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Government Operations Subcommittee10/17/2011

Full Bill Text

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