79R16304 MSE-D


By:  Dawson                                                       H.B. No. 1085

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1085:                                   

By:  Goolsby                                                  C.S.H.B. No. 1085



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the maximum value of a charitable raffle prize.                   
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  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 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to a 
raffle conducted under Chapter 2002, Occupations Code, 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.
	SECTION 3.  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, 2005.