The Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans Adopts Recommendation

ATLANTA (December 28, 2018) | Sen. Ed Harbison (D – Columbus) and members of the Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans met in Columbus on Thursday, December 20th, and unanimously adopted the committee recommendation.

The recommendation is as follows:

  • Legislation should be introduced that establishes one or more instant scratch off ticket games whose funds will be dedicated to help veterans services throughout the state. The game will be established and overseen by the Georgia Lottery Corporation.

The Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans was created by the passage of Senate Resolution 484 during the 2018 Legislative Session. As stated in the resolution, the committee was comprised of five members of the Senate who looked at the possibility of creating one or more games within the Georgia Lottery for the benefit of Georgia’s military veterans.

The Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans Meeting in Columbus

ATLANTA (December 17, 2018) | Sen. Ed Harbison (D – Columbus) will host the next meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in Columbus, Georgia.

The Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans was created by the passage of Senate Resolution 484 during the 2018 Legislative Session. As stated in the resolution, the committee shall be comprised of five members of the Senate who will look at the possibility of creating one or more games within the Georgia Lottery for the benefit of Georgia’s military veterans. The committee must report its findings on or before December 31, 2018.

WHO:              Sen. Ed Harbison and members of the Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans

WHAT:            Meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Creating a Lottery Game to Benefit Veterans

WHEN:            Thursday, December 20, 2018
1:00 p.m.

WHERE:         Citizen Service Center

Community Meeting Room

3111 Citizens Way

Columbus, GA  31906

Note: Upon entering the Citizen Service Center, please see the receptionist and she can direct you to the community meeting room