HB 1117 Summary

• Creates a state lottery called the "Mississippi Lottery for Road Improvements" to be administered by the Mississippi Gaming Commission with authority to regulate distributors, retailers, and lottery game operations.

• Allocates lottery proceeds as follows: 45% for prize money, up to 0.5% for commission administrative costs, and remaining net proceeds deposited into the Mississippi Road Improvements Trust Fund.

• Establishes the Mississippi Road Improvements Trust Fund administered by the Mississippi Transportation Commission to allocate funds to the State Highway Fund, State Aid Road Fund, and Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program Fund.

• Allows lottery tickets to be purchased only by persons 18 years or older, but permits adults to purchase tickets as gifts for minors; tickets sold to retailers at up to 0.5% discount.

• Amends existing gambling and lottery prohibition statutes to create exemptions for the authorized state lottery and legal gaming under the Gaming Commission.