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AN ACT
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relating to a charitable raffle ticket awarded as a bingo prize. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2001.420, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed authorized |
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organization may offer and award as a bingo prize under this chapter |
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a ticket for a charitable raffle conducted under Chapter 2002. The |
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bingo prize amount is the cost to purchase the ticket to enter the |
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charitable raffle for purposes of this chapter. |
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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, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 874 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 874 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |