| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 3113 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the eligibility of certain nonprofit wildlife |
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| 6 | 6 | | conservation associations to conduct charitable raffles. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 2002.003, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 9 | 9 | | by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (e) A nonprofit wildlife conservation association and its |
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| 11 | 11 | | local chapters, affiliates, wildlife cooperatives, or units are |
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| 12 | 12 | | qualified nonprofit organizations under this chapter if the parent |
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| 13 | 13 | | association meets the eligibility criteria under this section other |
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| 14 | 14 | | than the requirement prescribed by Subsection (a)(3), (b)(3), |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b-1)(3), or (c)(3), as applicable. An association or a local |
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| 16 | 16 | | chapter, affiliate, wildlife cooperative, or unit that is eligible |
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| 17 | 17 | | under this subsection may not use any proceeds from a raffle |
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| 18 | 18 | | conducted under this chapter to attempt to influence legislation or |
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| 19 | 19 | | participate or intervene in a political campaign on behalf of a |
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| 20 | 20 | | candidate for public office in any manner, including by publishing |
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| 21 | 21 | | or distributing a statement or making a campaign contribution. A |
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| 22 | 22 | | nonprofit wildlife conservation association may conduct two |
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| 23 | 23 | | raffles each year and each local chapter, affiliate, wildlife |
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| 24 | 24 | | cooperative, or unit may conduct two raffles each year under this |
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| 25 | 25 | | chapter. For purposes of this section, a nonprofit wildlife |
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| 26 | 26 | | conservation association includes an association that supports |
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| 27 | 27 | | wildlife, fish, or fowl. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 29 | 29 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 30 | 30 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 31 | 31 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 32 | 32 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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| 33 | 33 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 35 | 35 | | I certify that H.B. No. 3113 was passed by the House on April |
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| 36 | 36 | | 15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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| 37 | 37 | | voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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| 38 | 38 | | No. 3113 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2 present, not voting. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.B. No. 3113 was passed by the Senate, with |
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| 43 | 43 | | amendments, on May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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| 44 | 44 | | 0. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Date |
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| 49 | 49 | | __________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Governor |
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