SB628,4,1815 563.05 (2) The department may promulgate rules requiring holders of licenses
16issued under this chapter subch. III to post a notice in a conspicuous place where a
17bingo occasion or raffle drawing is conducted describing the procedures for filing a
18complaint against the holder.
SB628,13 19Section 13. 563.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB628,4,2320 563.05 (3) The department may promulgate rules specifying the number of
21business days within which the department must review and make a determination
22on an application for a permit, as defined in s. 227.116 (1g), license that is issued
23under this chapter subch. III.
SB628,14 24Section 14. 563.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB628,5,4
1563.05 (4) The department may promulgate rules defining relating to bingo
2that establish
procedures to be used by the department for receiving, filing, and
3investigating complaints, for commencing disciplinary proceedings, and for
4conducting hearings under this chapter.
SB628,15 5Section 15. 563.05 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB628,5,86 563.05 (4m) Notwithstanding s. 227.11, the department may not promulgate
7or enforce any rule that interprets the provisions under subch. VIII or any other
8provisions under this chapter that relate to raffles.
SB628,16 9Section 16. 563.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB628,5,18 10563.10 Rules governing commingling of receipts restricted.
11Notwithstanding ss. 227.11 (2), 227.24 (1) (a) and 563.04 (3), the The department
12may not promulgate any emergency rule relating to the commingling of bingo and
13raffle receipts unless it can clearly establish that commingling will occur without
14such rule and that the rule will effectively prevent commingling. The department
15shall set forth any such finding in its proposed rule. If upon review under s. 227.40,
16the court finds that the finding of fact upon which any emergency rule relating to
17such commingling is based is unsupported by clear and convincing evidence, the rule
18is invalid
.
SB628,17 19Section 17. 563.90 of the statutes is renumbered 563.90 (1).
SB628,18 20Section 18. 563.905 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB628,19 21Section 19. 563.905 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 563.90 (2) and amended
22to read:
SB628,6,223 563.90 (2) "Local organization" means an organization Local organizations
24that may conduct raffles include only those organizations
whose activities are

1limited to this state, to a specific geographical area within this state, or to a specific
2geographical area that is partly within this state and partly within another state.
SB628,20 3Section 20. 563.905 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 563.90 (3), and 563.90
4(3) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB628,6,65 563.90 (3) (intro.) "Service organization" includes Service organizations that
6may conduct raffles include
all of the following:
SB628,21 7Section 21. 563.91 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB628,6,11 8563.91 Limit. No qualified organization under s. 563.90 may conduct more
9than 200 365 raffles or more than one calendar raffle during a year. A single-event
10raffle or a raffle conducted under a Class B license is one raffle for purposes of this
11section.
SB628,22 12Section 22. 563.92 (1m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB628,6,1413 563.92 (1m) (a) The department may issue a Class A license or a Class B license
14to any qualified organization that applies.
SB628,6,1515 (b) Under a Class A license, an organization may do all of the following:
SB628,6,1616 1. Conduct single-event raffles or a calendar raffle.
SB628,6,1717 2. Sell some or all tickets on days other than the same day as the drawing.
SB628,6,1818 3. Sell equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers.
SB628,6,1919 (c) Under a Class B license, an organization may do all of the following:
SB628,6,2020 1. Conduct raffles for which all of the following apply:
SB628,6,2121 2. Sell tickets in either of the following ways:
SB628,6,2222 a. On the same day as the drawing.
SB628,6,2423 b. On more than one day if the organization distributes tickets to purchasers
24only at the event at which the drawing will take place.
SB628,23 25Section 23. 563.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB628,7,10
1563.92 (2) The fee for a raffle license shall be $25 and shall be remitted with
2the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12 months and may be renewed as
3provided in s. 563.98 (1g). The department shall issue the license within 30 days
4after the filing of an a complete application if the applicant qualifies under s. 563.90
5and has not exceeded the limits of s. 563.91. The department shall notify the
6applicant if the raffle license application is incomplete within 15 days after it is filed
7or the application shall be considered complete. A complete license application that
8is not denied within 30 days after its filing shall be considered approved.
All moneys
9received by the department under this subsection shall be credited to the
10appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (j).
SB628,24 11Section 24. 563.92 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB628,7,1512 563.92 (4) Proceedings to The department may conduct proceedings to suspend
13or revoke a an organization's license to conduct raffles shall be initiated by the
14department pursuant to the rules promulgated under s. 563.05 (4)
for failing to
15comply with the requirements of this subchapter
.
SB628,25 16Section 25. 563.925 of the statutes is created to read:
SB628,7,19 17563.925 Liability. (1) With respect to a raffle conducted under a Class A
18license, the department shall not be held responsible or liable in any dispute
19regarding the ownership or sale of a share of a ticket under s. 563.93 (3i).
SB628,7,23 20(2) The department and the organization conducting a raffle under a Class B
21license shall not be held responsible or liable in any dispute regarding the ownership
22of a ticket if the purchaser of the ticket gives the ticket to another person to claim a
23prize on behalf of the purchaser under s. 563.935 (6) (a).
SB628,26 24Section 26. 563.93 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (1m), and 563.93
25(1m) (intro.), (e) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB628,8,2
1563.93 (1m) (intro.) All raffle tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form
2and include:
SB628,8,33 (e) The date, time, and place of the each drawing or drawings.
SB628,8,54 (f) A list of each prize to be awarded which that has a retail fair market value
5of $500 $1,000 or more.
SB628,27 6Section 27. 563.93 (1s) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (e) and
7amended to read:
SB628,8,128 563.93 (2g) (e) Each raffle ticket and each calendar sold by an organization
9shall include a separate
Print an identification number, printed on both the
10purchaser's and the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar ,. The tickets or
11calendars shall be
numbered consecutively in relation to the other tickets or
12calendars for the same drawing.
SB628,28 13Section 28. 563.93 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB628,29 14Section 29. 563.93 (2g) (intro.), (a), (b), (g) and (h) of the statutes are created
15to read:
SB628,8,1716 563.93 (2g) (intro.) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A raffle
17license shall do all of the following:
SB628,8,2018 (a) Prominently display, at each place where tickets may be purchased, a notice
19describing any state or federal law that imposes an age restriction on who may
20possess a prize that will be awarded in the raffle.
SB628,8,2321 (b) Make a good faith effort to award all of the prizes offered for a raffle. If the
22organization is unable to award a prize, it may hold the prize and use it for future
23fund-raising purposes.
SB628,8,2524 (g) Place the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar in the drawing
25container prior to the time of the drawing.
SB628,9,3
1(h) Retain the organization's portion of each ticket or calendar sold for one year
2after the date on which the drawing is held and provide any of these portions to the
3department upon request.
SB628,30 4Section 30. 563.93 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB628,31 5Section 31. 563.93 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB628,9,76 563.93 (2r) An organization that conducts a calendar raffle shall do all of the
7following:
SB628,9,98 (a) Print identical drawing dates and identical prize amounts for each drawing
9on every calendar sold.
SB628,9,1110 (b) After holding a drawing, replace the winning tickets into the container to
11allow the purchasers the chance to win again in subsequent drawings.
SB628,32 12Section 32. 563.93 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (1e) and amended
13to read:
SB628,9,1514 563.93 (1e) No person may sell a raffle ticket or calendar unless authorized by
15an organization with a Class A license.
SB628,33 16Section 33. 563.93 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB628,9,1817 563.93 (3e) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A raffle license
18may not do any of the following:
SB628,9,2019 (a) Permit another organization or individual to use its license to conduct a
20raffle.
SB628,9,2121 (b) Resell a ticket or calendar.
SB628,34 22Section 34. 563.93 (3i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB628,9,2423 563.93 (3i) An organization conducting a raffle under a Class A license may not
24sell equal shares of a ticket unless all of the following apply:
SB628,9,2525 (a) The organization does not sell more than 4 equal shares of one ticket.
SB628,10,2
1(b) The organization does not offer a price discount to the purchaser of more
2than one share of a ticket.
SB628,10,43 (c) Each share of a ticket is identical in form to other shares and includes the
4organization's portion and the purchaser's portion.
SB628,10,65 (d) Each purchaser's portion of a share of a ticket includes all of the information
6required under subs. (1m) (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) and (2g) (e).
SB628,10,107 (e) Each organization's portion of a share of a ticket includes the ticket
8identification number, an identification letter for each share of the ticket, and a place
9for the purchaser to enter the purchaser's name and address next to the share
10identification letter.
SB628,10,1211 (f) Each prize is in the form of cash or a number of items that is equally divisible
12by the maximum allowable number of shares of a ticket.
SB628,10,1413 (g) The organization directly delivers to each holder of a share of a winning
14ticket his or her share of the prize.
SB628,35 15Section 35. 563.93 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB628,10,1716 563.93 (3m) An organization that conducts a calendar raffle may not do any
17of the following:
SB628,10,1818 (a) Sell any calendars after holding the first drawing.
SB628,10,2019 (b) Change the dates of any drawings or the amounts of any prizes designated
20on the calendar after the first calendar is sold.
SB628,36 21Section 36. 563.93 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (3e) (c) and
22amended to read:
SB628,10,2423 563.93 (3e) (c) Except as provided in par. (b), Offer tickets for a proposed raffle
24may not be offered for sale more than 270 days one year before the raffle drawing.
SB628,37 25Section 37. 563.93 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB628,38
1Section 38. 563.93 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (c) and
2amended to read:
SB628,11,63 563.93 (2g) (c) The organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A license
4shall provide
Provide the purchaser of a raffle ticket or calendar with the purchaser's
5portion of the ticket or calendar at the time of purchase or at any time before the raffle
6drawing, but need not provide it to the purchaser at the time of purchase.
SB628,39 7Section 39. 563.93 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (d) and
8amended to read:
SB628,11,99 563.93 (2g) (d) All Hold all raffle drawings shall be held in public.
SB628,40 10Section 40. 563.93 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (3e) (d) and
11amended to read:
SB628,11,1312 563.93 (3e) (d) All prizes shall be awarded. The Require the purchaser of a
13ticket or calendar need not to be present at the drawing to win a prize.
SB628,41 14Section 41. 563.93 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (f) and
15amended to read:
SB628,11,2116 563.93 (2g) (f) If a raffle drawing is canceled, the organization shall refund
17Refund the raffle drawing receipts to the ticket or calendar purchasers if a raffle
18drawing is canceled. The organization may not deduct from the refund a handling
19charge or other amount relating to the expense incurred in the sale of a ticket or
20calendar. The organization may not reclaim any prize awarded in a drawing that has
21already been held at the time a calendar raffle is canceled
.
SB628,42 22Section 42. 563.93 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB628,43 23Section 43. 563.93 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (3i) (h) and
24amended to read:
SB628,12,5
1563.93 (3i) (h) If a person who holds a Class A license sells equal shares of a
2single ticket to one or more purchasers, the person shall, prior
The organization
3purchases, prior
to the a raffle drawing for which the shares were of tickets have been
4sold, purchase any unsold shares of the ticket that have not tickets of which one or
5more shares have
been sold.
SB628,44 6Section 44. 563.935 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB628,12,77 563.935 (1) All raffle tickets shall be identical in form.
SB628,45 8Section 45. 563.935 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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