Relating to prohibited sales to persons attempting to purchase all or substantially all possible winning tickets in a lottery drawing.
SB 1346 prohibits lottery retailers from knowingly selling tickets to individuals attempting to purchase all or nearly all possible winning tickets in a single drawing. This law directly affects licensed lottery sales agents (retailers) who could face license revocation for each location where they violate this rule. The bill establishes a formal process where the lottery commission must revoke licenses after a hearing for such violations, and revocation subjects the retailer to a one-year ban on reapplying for a sales license. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, aiming to prevent ticket aggregation schemes that could undermine lottery fairness.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with the addition of certification signatures from legislative officers and the Governor. The substantive policy content regarding lottery ticket sales restrictions remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Added certification signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, and the Governor to finalize the bill as an enrolled version.
Changed bill header from 'SB A No A1346' to '89(R) SB 1346 - Enrolled version - Bill Text' to reflect final legislative status.
Removed draft formatting markers and placeholder text that were present in the earlier version.
Floor votes · House May 27, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
P
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
Co
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
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