Bingo licenses. (FE)

Current law requires an applicant to pay a license fee that includes a fee of $10 per bingo occasion that will be held under the license and a $5 fee per member who is responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts under the license. This bill changes the fee structure so that an applicant pays a flat fee of $100 for an annual bingo license.

This bill removes the bookkeeping and accounts requirements for bingo operations under current law. Current law requires licensed organizations to submit semiannual reports of bingo operations to DOA along with payment of a gross receipts tax, and to provide an annual report to the membership of the organization on bingo operations. This bill removes the requirement to submit the semiannual report to DOA, eliminates the gross receipts tax, and removes the requirement for the organization to report to its membership. This bill also removes the current prohibition on receiving payment for participating in the management or operation of a bingo game and the prohibition on awarding alcohol or fermented malt beverages as a prize in a bingo game.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.