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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill raises minimum average commission for lottery sales agents to 6.5 per cent
Last action · February 17, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on General LawSponsor: MD Rahman
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What This Bill Proposed
Proposed Bill No. 208 amends state statutes to raise the minimum average commission paid to lottery sales agents to six and one-half per cent.
Changes the compensation baseline for retail businesses and individuals licensed to sell state lottery tickets.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
lottery sales agents
Their minimum average commission rate under state statutes is increased to six and one-half per cent.
Key Facts
- Proposed Bill No. 208 amends chapter 229a of the general statutes.
- The measure increases the minimum average commission payable to lottery sales agents to six and one-half per cent.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on General Law
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
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