By: Guillen H.B. No. 3093
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the permissible value of a residential dwelling offered
or awarded as a prize at a charitable raffle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2002.056(b-1), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b-1) The value of a residential dwelling offered or awarded
as a prize at a raffle that is purchased by the organization or for
which the organization provides any consideration may not exceed $2
million [$250,000].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
charitable raffle conducted under Chapter 2002, Occupations Code,
in which the prize is to be awarded on or after the effective date of
this Act. A charitable raffle in which the prize is to be awarded on
a date occurring before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect on the date the prize is awarded.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.