Vermont H 669: An act relating to employee scheduling

Bill Text

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H.669 1
Introduced by Representatives Marcotte of Coventry, Duke of Burlington, 2
Hango of Berkshire, Kascenska of Burke, Maguire of Rutland 3
City, Micklus of Milton, Morgan, M. of Milton, and Sweeney 4
of Shelburne 5
Referred to Committee on 6
Date: 7
Subject: Recreation and sports; State Lottery; general provisions; mobile and 8
internet lottery sales 9
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to authorize the 10
Board of Liquor and Lottery to offer lottery tickets, products, and subscriptions 11
through the use of mobile applications, by mobile devices, or over the internet. 12
An act relating to internet lottery sales 13
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 14
Sec. 1. 31 V.S.A. § 665 is added to read: 15
§ 665. MOBILE AND INTERNET LOTTERY SALES; AUTHORITY AND 16
PROCEDURES 17
(a) Authority of the Board. The Board of Liquor and Lottery, through the 18
Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery, either independently or through a 19
contractor, is authorized to sell tickets, products, and subscriptions through 20

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mobile applications, by mobile devices, or over the internet for the lottery 1
games established and operated pursuant to this chapter. 2
(b) Purchases only within the State. All lottery purchases made through 3
mobile applications, by mobile devices, or over the internet shall be initiated 4
and received within the State and shall not be intentionally routed outside the 5
State. The incidental intermediate routing of a purchase shall not determine 6
the location or locations in which the wager is initiated, received, or otherwise 7
made. 8
(c) Public Records Act exemptions. When produced or acquired by the 9
Department of Liquor and Lottery pursuant to this section, the following 10
records are exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public 11
Records Act and shall be kept confidential: 12
(1) personal, financial, and wager information associated with a person’s 13
purchase of tickets, products, and subscriptions; 14
(2) trade secrets, business records, financial records, and related 15
information; and 16
(3) records relating to security, technology, facilities, or systems used 17
for the sale of tickets, products, or subscriptions. 18
(d) Exemption review. The Public Records Act exemptions created in this 19
section shall not be subject to the provisions of 1 V.S.A. § 317(e). 20

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(e) Procedures. The Board shall adopt procedures pursuant to 3 V.S.A. 1
§ 835 to govern the sales authorized by this section. 2
(1) For each procedure proposed to be adopted or amended pursuant to 3
this section, the Board shall publish the proposed procedure on the 4
Department’s website and hold not less than two public hearings at which 5
members of the public may seek additional information or submit oral or 6
written comments concerning the proposed procedure. 7
(2) The Board shall not be required to initiate rulemaking pursuant to 8
3 V.S.A. § 831(c) in relation to a procedure adopted pursuant to this section. A 9
procedure adopted pursuant to this section shall have the force of law and be 10
binding on all persons who purchase tickets, products, or subscriptions within 11
the State. 12
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 13
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026. 14