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JBC approves Department of Revenue’s lottery optimization request for drafting
Summary
The committee voted, over one objection from the chair, to accept the Department of Revenue’s R3 request on lottery optimization for drafting; the motion passed 5–1.
The Joint Budget Committee considered the Department of Revenue’s request (R3) for lottery operations optimization and approved the department’s proposed request for further drafting and incorporation in the budget package. The department’s presenter described the request as an operational and investment proposal; the committee recorded a single objection from the chair and otherwise approved the request.
The motion to adopt the department’s request was recorded and passed with a 5–1 vote. The committee did not detail the programmatic items in the public portion of the record during the vote, and staff will carry the drafting forward for inclusion in the committee’s package for later action.
Why it matters: The lottery optimization request is an internal Department of Revenue spending and revenue‑management matter; committee approval for drafting allows staff and the department to move the proposal into bill language or long‑bill language for future formal action.
Ending: Staff will continue to work with the Department of Revenue on the draft; the committee’s recorded vote was 5–1 in favor (chair recorded as objecting).
