LOTTERY SALES AGENT LICENSES

House Bill 5896

Sponsor:  Rep. Shelley Taub

Committee:  Government Operations

Complete to 5-17-04

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5896 AS INTRODUCED 5-12-04

The bill would amend the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely Lottery Act to require the lottery commissioner to grant or deny an application for a lottery sales license submitted after the bill’s effective date within six months after the applicant submits a completed application.  If the commissioner determines that the application is incomplete, he or she would have to notify the applicant in writing within 10 days, describing the deficiency and whatever is necessary to complete the application. 

If the commissioner fails to grant or deny an application within the required time, he or she would have to return the applicant’s application fee and would discount the next renewal fee by 15 percent.  The lottery commissioner would be prohibited from reviewing an application with a returned fee in a manner that differs from the review process employed for other applications. 

On each January 31, beginning in 2005, the lottery commissioner would have to submit a report on lottery sales license applications for the preceding calendar year to the legislative standing committees and appropriations subcommittees of the House of Representatives and Senate with jurisdiction over gaming.  The report would include (1) the number of application processed and not processed within the required time; (2) the average time to process applications after the time required; (3) the number of applications denied, and reasons for the denial; (4) the number of applications for which additional information was requested; and the average time to fulfill a request; and (5) the amount of application fees returned.

MCL 432.11 and 432.23

                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:   Mark Wolf

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.