LOTTERY LICENSE H.B. 5896 (H-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5896 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Shelley Taub
House Committee: Government Operations
Senate Committee: Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Lottery Act to do the following:
-- Require the Lottery Commissioner to issue an initial or renewal lottery sales license within 90 days after an applicant filed a "completed application" (as defined in the bill).
-- Require the Commissioner to give the applicant written notice of a deficiency, or make the information electronically available, within 30 days after receiving an incomplete application.
-- Toll the 90-day period if the Commissioner sent notice of a deficiency, until he or she received the requested information.
-- Require the Commissioner to return the license fee and reduce the fee by 15% for the applicant's next renewal application, if any, if the Commissioner failed to meet the deadline.
-- Require the Commissioner, beginning in 2005, to report annually by December 1 to the appropriate Senate and House committees regarding compliance with these provisions.
MCL 432.11 & 432.23 Legislative Analyst: Suzanne Lowe
FISCAL IMPACT
The Bureau of the State Lottery currently processes applications within two weeks. Therefore, the bill would have no fiscal impact. The Bureau would experience a workload increase related to the reporting requirement in the bill.
Date Completed: 7-1-04 Fiscal Analyst: Bill Bowerman
floor\hb5896 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb5896/0304