SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1808 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SENATE FLOOR VERSION March 3, 2022 AS AMENDED SENATE BILL NO. 1808 By: Howard of the Senate and Kannady of the House [ lotteries - organizations permitted to issue tickets - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1051, is amended to read as follows: Section 1051. A. A lottery is any scheme for the disposal or distribution of property by chance among persons who have paid, or promised, or agreed to pay any valuable consideration for the chance of obtaining such property, or a portion of it, or for any share of or interest in such property, upon any agreement, understanding or expectation that it is to be distributed or disp osed of by a lot or chance, whether called a lottery, a r affle, or a gift enterprise, or by whatever name the same may be known. “Valuable consideration ” shall be construed to mean money or goods of actual pecuniary value. Provided, it shall not be a viol ation of the lottery or gambling laws of this state for: SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1808 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1. The Oklahoma Lottery Commission to conduct a lottery pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Ed ucation Lottery Act; 2. A bona fide resident merchant or merchants of a city or town, acting in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce or Commercial Club of this state thereof, to issue free of charge numbered tickets on sales of merchandise, the corres ponding stub of one or more of which tickets to be drawn or chosen by lot by a representative or representatives of the Chamber of Commerce or of the Commercial Club in the manner set forth on the tickets, the numbered stub or stubs so drawn to entitle the holder of the corresponding numbered issued ticket to a valuable prize donated by the merchant; 3. A bona fide community chest welfare fund on a militar y post or reservation to issue numbered tickets in conjunction with voluntary contributions to the fun d, the corresponding stub or stubs of one or more of the tickets to be drawn by lot under the supervision of a military commander, the stub or stubs so dr awn entitling the ticket holder to a prize of some value. Provided, however, that no person shall sel l tickets or receive contributions to the fund off the military reservation; 4. a. A qualified organization to raise funds by issuing numbered tickets in conjunction with voluntary contributions to the qualified organization, the corresponding stub or stubs numbered ticket or ticke ts SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1808 SFLR Page 3 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of one or more of the tickets to be drawn by lot under the supervision of an official of the qualified organization, the stub or stubs corresponding numbered ticket or tickets so drawn entitling the ticket holder to a prize. As used in this paragraph, “qualified organization” means: (1) a church, (2) a public or private sc hool accredited by the State Department of Education or registered by the State Board of Education for purposes of participating in federal programs, (3) a student group or organization affiliated with a public or private school qualified pursuant to division (2) of this subparagraph, (4) a parent-teacher association or organization affiliated with a public or private school qualified pursuant to division (2) o f this subparagraph, (5) fire departments, (6) police departments, (7) organizations that are exem pt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the United States Internal Revenue SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1808 SFLR Page 4 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Code, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq., or (8) an “organization” as such term is defined in paragraph 20 of Section 402 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes. b. Any raffle conducted by a qualified organization shall be conducted by employees or members of the quali fied organization without compensation to any member or employees of an affiliate, subsidiary, or parent company of the qualified organization, whether paid or not paid; provided, that such persons shall not be provided with additional compensation, incentives, or bonuses based on the number of tickets sold . The qualified organization shall not hire or contract with any person or business association, corporation, partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company to conduct a raffle, to sell raffle ticke ts or to solicit contributions in connection with a raffle on behalf of the organization; 5. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to conduct controlled, draw, lottery or raffle hunts; or 6. Savings promotion raffle accounts or programs pursu ant to Section 1 of this act 908 of Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statu tes. SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1808 SFLR Page 5 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B. If the Oklahoma Education Lottery Ac t ceases to have the force and effect of law pursuant to Section 735 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the provisions of paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section shall cease to ha ve the force and effect of law. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND TOURISM March 3, 2022 - DO PASS AS AMENDED