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SB 1237 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT LOTTERY CORPORATION AND DELINQUENCY ASSESSMENTS, TICKET DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, PROHIBITED ADVERTISING PRACTICES AND LOTTERY TICKET REDEMPTION.

SB 1237 modifies Connecticut Lottery Corporation rules for handling overdue payments by lottery sales agents. It replaces previous penalties with a 10% fee (or $10 minimum) on unpaid amounts plus simple interest at 1.5% monthly, effective July 1, 2025. The bill adds hardship waiver options allowing agents to pay overdue principal and penalties in installments over up to one year if they prove undue hardship, while maintaining the commissioner's authority to waive penalties for reasonable cause. This directly affects lottery sales agents who fail to remit funds by settlement dates, changing how delinquency costs are calculated and managed.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → GL Joint Favorable Substitute · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to retitle it as a Substitute Bill and update the title to include lottery ticket redemption. Key substantive changes include clarifying the process for delinquency assessments, adding new hardship waiver procedures for lottery sales agents, and modifying how penalty calculations and payment schedules are handled.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded to include lottery ticket redemption in the title, and enforcement procedures were clarified for delinquent lottery sales agents.
TECHNICAL

Bill title and numbering changed from 'Raised Bill No. 1237' to 'Substitute Bill No. 1237' with updated page numbering.

SCOPE

Added 'LOTTERY TICKET REDEMPTION' to the bill title, expanding the scope of what the legislation covers.

ELIGIBILITY

New hardship waiver provisions allow lottery sales agents with delinquent accounts after July 1, 2025 to apply for reduced interest payments if they demonstrate undue hardship.

ENFORCEMENT

Clarified that the president must notify the commissioner of fiduciary breaches, and added procedures for the president to establish hardship waiver application processes online.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized penalty assessment language and removed redundant provisions about warrant procedures that were previously scattered across multiple sections.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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