By: Cyrier (Senate Sponsor - Bettencourt) H.B. No. 2757
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021;
  May 6, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on State
  Affairs; May 21, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
  Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 1;
  May 21, 2021, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2757 By:  Lucio
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the conduct and promotion of charitable raffles.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2002.003(e), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  A nonprofit wildlife conservation association and its
  local chapters, affiliates, wildlife cooperatives, or units are
  qualified nonprofit organizations under this chapter if the parent
  association meets the eligibility criteria under this section other
  than the requirement prescribed by Subsection (a)(3), (b)(3),
  (b-1)(3), or (c)(3), as applicable. An association or a local
  chapter, affiliate, wildlife cooperative, or unit that is eligible
  under this subsection may not use any proceeds from a raffle
  conducted under this chapter to attempt to influence legislation or
  participate or intervene in a political campaign on behalf of a
  candidate for public office in any manner, including by publishing
  or distributing a statement or making a campaign contribution. [A
  nonprofit wildlife conservation association may conduct two
  raffles each year and each local chapter, affiliate, wildlife
  cooperative, or unit may conduct two raffles each year under this
  chapter.] For purposes of this section, a nonprofit wildlife
  conservation association includes an association that supports
  wildlife, fish, or fowl.
         SECTION 2.  Section 2002.052(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A raffle is not authorized by this chapter if the
  organization [sells or offers to sell tickets for or] awards prizes
  in the raffle in a calendar year in which the organization has
  previously [sold or offered to sell tickets for or] awarded prizes
  in four [two or more] other raffles.  For purposes of this
  subsection, a raffle conducted in a preceding calendar year for
  which a prize or prizes are awarded on a later date set in
  accordance with Subsection (e) that occurs in a subsequent calendar
  year is not included in the number of raffles for which prizes are
  awarded by the organization in that subsequent calendar year.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 2002.056(b) and (c), Occupations Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsections (b-1) and (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 $75,000 [$50,000].
         (c)  A raffle prize may consist of one or more tickets in the
  state lottery authorized by Chapter 466, Government Code, with a
  face value of $75,000 [$50,000] or less, without regard to whether a
  prize in the lottery game to which the ticket or tickets relate
  exceeds $75,000 [$50,000].
         SECTION 4.  Section 2002.052(c), Occupations Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 5.  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, 2021.
 
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