H.B. No. 1759
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), (a-3), and (a-4) 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 inside the home venue or rodeo venue of the
professional sports team associated with the foundation conducting
the raffle.
(a-4) Subsection (a-1)(2) does not authorize the use of an
Internet website or mobile application to provide a graphic or
dynamic animation that corresponds to the outcome of a winning or
losing raffle ticket.
(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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1759 was passed by the House on April
28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 94, Nays 53, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 1759 on May 25, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 97, Nays 45,
1 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1759 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 23, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays
7.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor