Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H434: An Act relative to apportionment of lottery revenues
Status: Failed, November 17, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 18C of chapter 58, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:- Section 18C. (a) In this section, ''budgeted aid'' shall mean unrestricted aid to cities and towns, payments in lieu of taxes from the commonwealth to cities and towns, and education aid to cities and towns under chapter 70. (b) State lottery revenue shall be apportioned to cities and towns proportionate to lottery sales in those cities and towns. (c) The state treasurer shall, subject to appropriation but not subject to allotment under section 9B of chapter 29, distribute budgeted aid to cities and towns. The distribution shall be made in 12 equal payments, on or before the last day of each month. Notwithstanding clause Forty-first of section 7 of chapter 4 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of revenue or any official responsible for a local reimbursement or assistance program reported by said commissioner under section 25A shall use, as appropriate, the most recent city and town population estimates of the United States Bureau of the Census in calculating distributions or assessments under local reimbursement or assistance programs. Such distribution programs shall include, but not be limited to, the chapter 70 school …
Sponsors
- John Mahoney (D, 13th Worcester) · primary sponsor
- Judith Garcia (D)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H4733
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Common questions
- What is H434?
- H434 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to apportionment of lottery revenues.
- What is the status of H434?
- Failed as of November 17, 2025. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H4733 (November 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored H434?
- John Mahoney (D, 13th Worcester), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H434?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H434
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