Amend HB 541 by inserting the following appropriately
numbered SECTIONS and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION __. Section 2002.056, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (b-1) and
[Subsection] (c), the value of a prize offered or awarded at a
raffle that is purchased by the organization or for which the
organization provides any consideration may not exceed $50,000.
(b-1) The value of a residential dwelling offered or awarded
as a prize at a raffle that is purchased by the organization or for
which the organization provides any consideration may not exceed
$250,000.
SECTION __. The change in law made by this Act to Section
2002.056, Occupations Code, applies to a raffle conducted under
Chapter 2002, Occupations Code, only if the prizes are awarded on or
after the effective date of this Act. A raffle for which the prizes
are awarded before the effective date of this Act is covered by the
law in effect when the prizes were awarded, and the former law is
continued in effect for purposes of any criminal liability arising
under that law before the effective date of this Act.