BILL NUMBER: AB 1801	CHAPTERED  07/19/00

	CHAPTER   131
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 19, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 19, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   JUNE 29, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   MAY 11, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 13, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Runner

                        JANUARY 31, 2000

   An act to amend Section 8880.24 of the Government Code, relating
to the California State Lottery.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1801, Runner.  California State Lottery:  advertising.
   (1) The California State Lottery Act of 1984, an initiative
measure approved by the voters at the November 6, 1984, general
election (hereafter the act), provides that in lottery games
utilizing tickets the overall estimated odds of winning shall be
printed on each ticket or stub, and provides that in all decisions
relating to the advertising and promotion of the California State
Lottery, the California State Lottery Commission shall ensure that
the California State Lottery complies with both the letter and the
spirit of the laws governing false and misleading advertising,
including provisions relating to unfair business practices.
   This bill would require the commission to ensure that the overall
estimated odds of winning some prize or prizes in a particular
lottery game are posted on all television and print advertising,
exclusive of specified outdoor advertising, related to that game.
   (2) The act provides that none of its provisions may be changed
except to further its purpose by a bill passed by a 2/3 vote of each
house of the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
   This bill would declare that its provisions further the purpose of
the act.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 8880.24 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   8880.24.  Powers and Duties of the Commission
   (a) The California State Lottery Commission shall exercise all
powers necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.  In all
decisions, the commission shall take into account the particularly
sensitive nature of the California State Lottery and shall act to
promote and ensure integrity, security, honesty, and fairness in the
operation and administration of the Lottery.
   (b) In decisions relating to advertising and promotion of the
California State Lottery, the commission shall ensure that the
California State Lottery complies with both the letter and spirit of
the laws governing false and misleading advertising, including
Section 17500 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code.  The
commission shall also ensure that the  overall estimated odds of
winning some prize or prizes in a particular lottery game are posted
on all  television and print advertising, exclusive of outdoor
advertising displays, signs, or banners, related to that game.
  SEC. 2.  The Legislature finds and declares that this act furthers
the purpose of the California State Lottery Act of 1984 enacted by
Proposition 37 at the November 6, 1984, general election.