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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to ticket sales for charitable raffles conducted by the |
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charitable foundations of certain professional sports teams. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2004.004, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Raffle tickets for a charitable raffle conducted |
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under Subsection (a) may be sold: |
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(1) at the home venue of the professional sports team |
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associated with the foundation conducting the raffle; or |
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(2) through digital interactive media, including an |
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Internet website of or mobile application provided by the |
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professional sports team associated with the foundation conducting |
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the raffle. |
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(a-2) Raffle tickets sold under Subsection (a-1)(2) may |
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only be sold to individuals physically located in this state at the |
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time of the sale. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 2004.002(1-a) and 2004.009(a), |
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Occupations Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The repeal by this Act of Section 2004.009(a), |
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Occupations Code, does not apply to an offense committed under that |
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section before the effective date of the repeal. An offense |
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committed before the effective date of the repeal is governed by the |
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law as it existed on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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the repeal if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |