HLS 23RS-808 REENGROSSED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 474
BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
GAMBLING/CHARITABLE: Provides relative to licenses for certain raffle games
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 4:707.1, relative to charitable gaming; to provide for limited raffle licenses for
3 certain raffle games; to provide relative to the promulgation of rules for limited raffle
4 licenses; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 4:707.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง707.1. Limited raffle licenses
8 A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there shall be a
9 limited raffle license for certain raffle games. The office shall promulgate rules
10 relative to the issuance of such limited raffle licenses which shall include but not be
11 limited to licensing fees and reporting requirements. The provisions of R.S.
12 4:705(2)(c) and 714(F)(1) shall not apply to any limited raffle license issued
13 pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
14 B. The raffle games to which this Section applies shall include only single
15 games as defined in R.S. 4:707(A)(1), the proceeds of which shall not exceed ten
16 thousand dollars.
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are additions. HLS 23RS-808 REENGROSSED
HB NO. 474
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 474 Reengrossed 2023 Regular Session Illg
Abstract: Relative to charitable gaming, establishes a limited raffle license for certain
raffle games.
Proposed law provides for a limited raffle license for certain raffle games. Requires the
office of charitable gaming within the Dept. of Revenue to promulgate rules relative to the
issuance of such licenses. The rules shall include but not be limited to licensing fees and
reporting requirements.
Proposed law further provides that the provisions of present law (R.S. 4:705(2)(c)) and
714(F)(1)), relative to the establishment, assessment, and collection of certain fees and
proceeds from gaming sessions deposited into a bank account, shall not apply to any limited
license issued pursuant to proposed law.
Proposed law only applies to single raffle games as defined in present law (R.S.
4:707(A)(1)), the proceeds of which shall not exceed $10,000.
(Adds R.S. 4:707.1)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Provide that proposed law only applies to single raffle games as defined in
present law, the proceeds of which shall not exceed $10,000.
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