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HI HR94
Resolution
Status
3/7/2024
Primary Sponsor
Darius Kila
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AI Summary
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Request the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to convene a working group to examine the feasibility of establishing a state lottery in Hawaii.
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Require the Department to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2026 Regular Session.
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Hawaii is currently one of the few jurisdictions without a state lottery, while forty-four states and the District of Columbia offer lotteries.
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State lotteries pay out approximately 60 percent of gross revenues in prizes, with state governments retaining about one-third of lottery jackpots as taxes and revenue.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Convene A Working Group To Examine The Feasibility Of A State Lottery.
Working Group
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Amato, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kapela, Perruso, Ward voting no (4) and Representative(s) Gates, Ichiyama, Kila, Lowen, Tam excused (5).
3/28/2024