HB 527: Charitable Sports Raffle Act; established, penalties.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Charitable Sports Raffle Act established; penalties. Establishes the Charitable Sports Raffles Act for the purpose of authorizing athletic event drawings, defined in the bill, to be conducted by affiliated nonprofit organizations that conduct such drawings in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill places limits on when and where an athletic event drawing may be held and requires the prize amount of any such drawing to be 50 percent of the total amount collected from the sale of the tickets. The bill requires the organization to donate a certain percentage of the remaining funds in accordance with Department regulations and imposes certain civil and criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of the bill.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. November 19, 2024Left in Finance and Appropriations
2. February 27, 2024Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
3. February 14, 2024Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
4. February 14, 2024Committee substitute printed 24107705D-S1
5. February 14, 2024Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
6. February 14, 2024Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
7. February 8, 2024Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
8. February 8, 2024Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
9. February 7, 2024VOTE: Passage (92-Y 6-N)
10. February 7, 2024Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N)
11. February 6, 2024Read second time and engrossed
12. February 5, 2024Read first time

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