| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 1759 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to ticket sales for charitable raffles conducted by the |
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| 6 | 6 | | charitable foundations of certain professional sports teams. |
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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 2004.004, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 9 | 9 | | by adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), (a-3), and (a-4) and amending |
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| 10 | 10 | | Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (a-1) Raffle tickets for a charitable raffle conducted |
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| 12 | 12 | | under Subsection (a) may be sold: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (1) at the home venue or rodeo venue of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | professional sports team associated with the foundation conducting |
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| 15 | 15 | | the raffle; or |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) through digital interactive media, including an |
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| 17 | 17 | | Internet website of or mobile application provided by the |
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| 18 | 18 | | professional sports team associated with the foundation conducting |
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| 19 | 19 | | the raffle. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (a-2) Raffle tickets for a charitable raffle conducted |
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| 21 | 21 | | under Subsection (a) may be sold only during the period beginning |
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| 22 | 22 | | when the venue opens to attendees of the game or rodeo venue opens |
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| 23 | 23 | | to attendees of the rodeo event and ending when the draw to |
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| 24 | 24 | | determine the prize winners for the raffle concludes. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a-3) Raffle tickets sold under Subsection (a-1)(2) may |
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| 26 | 26 | | only be sold to individuals who at the time of the sale are |
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| 27 | 27 | | physically located inside the home venue or rodeo venue of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | professional sports team associated with the foundation conducting |
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| 29 | 29 | | the raffle. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a-4) Subsection (a-1)(2) does not authorize the use of an |
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| 31 | 31 | | Internet website or mobile application to provide a graphic or |
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| 32 | 32 | | dynamic animation that corresponds to the outcome of a winning or |
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| 33 | 33 | | losing raffle ticket. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (d) Only persons 18 years of age or older may purchase |
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| 35 | 35 | | raffle tickets in a charitable raffle conducted under this chapter. |
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| 36 | 36 | | A professional sports team charitable foundation that conducts a |
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| 37 | 37 | | charitable raffle under Subsection (a) shall contract with a |
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| 38 | 38 | | third-party vendor to ensure only persons 18 years of age or older |
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| 39 | 39 | | purchase tickets for the raffle. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 41 | 41 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 42 | 42 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 43 | 43 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 44 | 44 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1759 was passed by the House on April |
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| 48 | 48 | | 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 94, Nays 53, 1 present, not |
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| 49 | 49 | | voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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| 50 | 50 | | No. 1759 on May 25, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 97, Nays 45, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 1 present, not voting. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 54 | 54 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1759 was passed by the Senate, with |
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| 55 | 55 | | amendments, on May 23, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays |
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| 56 | 56 | | 7. |
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| 57 | 57 | | ______________________________ |
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| 58 | 58 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 59 | 59 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 60 | 60 | | Date |
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| 61 | 61 | | __________________ |
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| 62 | 62 | | Governor |
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