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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 401

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Relating to: exempting 50/50 raffles from license requirements. (FE)

Administration department of — Agency and general functions Charitable corporation Gambling Organization miscellaneous Religious societies Veteran — Organization

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, certain local nonprofit, charitable, religious, or veteran's

organizations may conduct a raffle after receiving a raffle license from the

Department of Administration. This bill allows these organizations to conduct a

50/50 raffle without a license. Under the bill, a 50/50 raffle is a raffle in which a cash

prize is awarded that is equal to one-half of the proceeds from ticket sales. Under

the bill, an eligible organization does not need to obtain a license from DOA if the

cash prize is $500 or less, if the ticket sales are limited to the organization's own

membership, and if the organization complies with all other requirements for the

conduct of raffles, including the requirements for raffles conducted under a Class B

raffle license.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , L. Myers (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Sortwell (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

9 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Bradley (R) , Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jacque (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Penterman (R) , Skowronski (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 2

Passed 8–2 Oct 21, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jun 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Allen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Horlacher, Knodl, Murphy, L. Myers, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Wichgers, Mursau and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, Jacque, Marklein and Nass

  2. Jun 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Aug 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Penterman added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor

  8. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 2

  9. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-26-2021 by Committee on Rules

  11. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  12. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1