MN HF3623

Establishes statutory minimum commission rates for Minnesota lottery retailers: 5.5 percent on drawing-based lottery tickets, 6.25 percent on non-drawing lottery tickets, and 2 percent on winning tickets cashed.

Allows the State Lottery director to adopt rules for compensation exceeding these minimums and requires periodic review of ticket sales to adjust commission rates as needed to maintain appropriate state returns.

Amends Minnesota Rules part 7856.4030 to align retailer compensation with the new statutory rates effective August 1, 2018.

Repeals former Minnesota Statutes section 349A.16, which previously required only a 0.5 percent commission increase and 1 percent on winning tickets cashed.

Applies new commission rates to tickets sold on or after August 1, 2018, while grandfathering tickets sold before that date under prior law or rules.