By: Bucy (Senate Sponsor - Alvarado) H.B. No. 1759
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023;
May 1, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 19, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 3;
May 19, 2023, sent to printer.)
Click here to see the committee vote
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1759 By: Hughes
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), (a-2), and (a-3) and amending
Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(a-1) Raffle tickets for a charitable raffle conducted
under Subsection (a) may be sold:
(1) at the home venue or rodeo 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.
(a-2) Raffle tickets for a charitable raffle conducted
under Subsection (a) may be sold only during the period beginning
when the venue opens to attendees of the game or rodeo venue opens
to attendees of the rodeo event and ending when the draw to
determine the prize winners for the raffle concludes.
(a-3) Raffle tickets sold under Subsection (a-1)(2) may
only be sold to individuals who at the time of the sale are
physically located:
(1) in this state; and
(2) not further than one mile from the home venue or
rodeo venue of the professional sports team associated with the
foundation conducting the raffle.
(d) Only persons 18 years of age or older may purchase
raffle tickets in a charitable raffle conducted under this chapter.
A professional sports team charitable foundation that conducts a
charitable raffle under Subsection (a) shall contract with a
third-party vendor to ensure only persons 18 years of age or older
purchase tickets for the raffle.
SECTION 2. 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, 2023.
* * * * *