An Act relative to apportionment of lottery revenues

This bill changes how Massachusetts distributes state lottery revenue to cities and towns. It requires lottery funds to be distributed proportionally based on each city or town's share of statewide lottery sales, rather than using previous methods. The state treasurer must then pay this revenue in 12 equal monthly installments to cities and towns for "budgeted aid" (including education aid and payments in lieu of taxes). Additionally, it mandates using the latest U.S. Census population data for calculating distributions in other aid programs like school funding and library aid. The bill affects all Massachusetts cities and towns receiving these state payments.