88R4158 BEE-D
By: Thompson of Harris, Kuempel, Hernandez, H.B. No. 1024
Darby, Allen
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the 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
$1,000,000 [$250,000].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a charitable raffle conducted under Chapter 2002, Occupations
Code, for which a residential dwelling is offered or awarded as a
prize on or after the effective date of this Act. A charitable
raffle conducted under Chapter 2002, Occupations Code, for which a
residential dwelling is offered or awarded as a prize before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the prize was offered or awarded, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.