Establishing a multiple sclerosis support fund and authorizing lottery games to benefit persons with multiple sclerosis

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2019
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill provides that the chief executive officer of the lottery authority shall develop and conduct one instant scratch and one pull-tab lottery game annually for the benefit of persons with multiple sclerosis. Moneys received from the games, less prizes, shall be transferred to the multiple sclerosis support fund. The bill establishes the multiple sclerosis support fund under the control of the department of public health and provides that moneys in the fund shall be used for providing financial assistance to organizations in this state that support and assist persons with multiple sclerosis or provide funding for research relating to multiple sclerosis.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named January 22, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Randy Feenstra R
• Sen. T. Taylor
• Sen. Brad Zaun R

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