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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictions on the promotion and operation of |
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charitable raffles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 2002.054(a) and (b), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The organization may not: |
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(1) directly or indirectly, by the use of paid |
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advertising, promote a raffle through a medium of mass |
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communication, including television, radio, or newspaper; |
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(2) promote or advertise a raffle statewide, other |
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than on the organization's Internet website or through a |
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publication or solicitation, including a newsletter, social media, |
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or electronic mail, provided only to previously identified |
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supporters of the organization; or
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(3) sell or offer to sell tickets for a raffle |
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statewide. |
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(b) Except as provided by this subsection, the [The]
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organization may not compensate a person directly or indirectly for |
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organizing or conducting a raffle or for selling or offering to sell |
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tickets to a raffle. A member of the organization who is employed |
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by the organization may organize and conduct a raffle but may not be |
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hired solely to organize or conduct a raffle. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |