By: Krause, Bucy H.B. No. 2168
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to ticket sales for charitable raffles conducted by the
charitable foundations of certain professional sports teams.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2004.004, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-1) Raffle tickets for a charitable raffle conducted
under Subsection (a) may be sold:
(1) at the home venue of the professional sports team
associated with the foundation conducting the raffle; or
(2) through digital interactive media, including an
Internet website of or mobile application provided by the
professional sports team associated with the foundation conducting
the raffle, restricted by a virtual geographic boundary or other
similar technology that limits the raffle ticket sales to only the
home venue.
(a-2) Raffle tickets sold under Subsection (a-1)(2) may
only be sold to individuals physically present at the home venue at
the time of the sale.
SECTION 2. Sections 2004.002(1-a) and 2004.009(a),
Occupations Code, are repealed.
SECTION 3. The repeal by this Act of Section 2004.009(a),
Occupations Code, does not apply to an offense committed under that
section before the effective date of the repeal. An offense
committed before the effective date of the repeal is governed by the
law as it existed on the date the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
the repeal if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 4. 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, 2021.