HR 217 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

LOTTERY: Requests a study of the feasibility of the purchase of certain lottery tickets through the internet

HR 217 is a Louisiana legislative resolution requesting a study on the feasibility of allowing internet sales of certain lottery tickets. It directs the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to analyze other states' processes, evaluate whether to use existing vendor contracts instead of new procurement, and assess which approach would maximize state revenue. The bill does not change lottery laws but seeks information to inform future decisions. This procedural resolution is currently scheduled for floor debate in June 2025.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 27, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

HR217 Original → HR217 Engrossed · 2 edits · Jun 4, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to require the legislative committee studying online lottery sales to analyze how other states handle this process and to evaluate whether using existing contracts or hiring a new vendor would generate more revenue for Louisiana. This change expands the committee's mandate beyond a simple feasibility study to include specific comparative analysis and vendor assessment.

Scope change

The scope of the committee's required study was expanded to include comparative analysis of other states' processes and a specific evaluation of vendor procurement strategies.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the committee to analyze the processes of other states that currently sell lottery tickets online.

Added a requirement for the committee to assess whether using existing contracts or procuring a new vendor would maximize revenue.

Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

85–1

Passed · 16 other

Total votes 102

Jun 10, 2025

D Democratic31

28 Yea 3

90% Yea

R Republican71

57 Yea 1 Nay 13

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 86, nays 1. The resolution was adopted.

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (12-0).

lower

May 28, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors