AB283,2,129 (d) “Savings promotion" means a contest or promotion to encourage savings
10deposits that is sponsored by one or more credit unions, or by a credit union trade
11association or its subsidiary in conjunction with one or more credit unions, and in
12which credit union members are offered a chance to win designated prizes.
AB283,2,14 13(2) A credit union may sponsor, or participate in, a savings promotion if all of
14the following requirements are satisfied:
AB283,2,1615 (a) Credit union members are not required to pay any fee or otherwise provide
16any consideration in order to enter the savings promotion.
AB283,3,3
1(b) All fees charged by a credit union in connection with a qualifying account
2are comparable with all fees charged in connection with comparable nonqualifying
3accounts offered by the credit union.
AB283,3,44 (c) Each entry in the savings promotion has an equal chance of winning.
AB283,3,65 (d) Participants in the savings promotion are not required to be present at a
6prize drawing in order to win.
AB283,3,12 7(3) For purposes of sub. (2) (a), a member's deposit of at least a specified amount
8of money for at least a specified time in a qualifying account, which is required in
9order to enter the savings promotion, is not consideration if the interest rate
10associated with the qualifying account is not reduced, as compared to comparable
11nonqualifying accounts offered by the credit union, to account for the possibility of
12winning a prize.
AB283,2 13Section 2 . 186.118 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,3,1714 186.118 (1) In addition to any activity or power authorized under ss. 186.098,
15186.11, 186.113, 186.114, 186.115, and 186.235 (21), a credit union organized under
16s. 186.02 may engage in any activity or exercise any power that is listed by the office
17of credit unions under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (b) 1.
AB283,3 18Section 3 . 214.595 of the statutes is created to read:
AB283,3,19 19214.595 Savings promotion prize programs. (1) In this section:
AB283,3,2120 (a) “Nonqualifying account" means a deposit account, other than a demand
21account, that is not a qualifying account.
AB283,3,2422 (b) “Qualifying account" means a deposit account, other than a demand
23account, through which a savings bank's depositors may obtain chances to win prizes
24in a savings promotion.
AB283,4,4
1(c) “Savings promotion" means a contest or promotion to encourage savings
2deposits that is sponsored by one or more savings banks, or by a banking trade
3association or its subsidiary in conjunction with one or more savings banks, and in
4which savings bank depositors are offered a chance to win designated prizes.
AB283,4,6 5(2) A savings bank may sponsor, or participate in, a savings promotion if all of
6the following requirements are satisfied:
AB283,4,87 (a) Savings bank depositors are not required to pay any fee or otherwise provide
8any consideration in order to enter the savings promotion.
AB283,4,119 (b) All fees charged by a savings bank in connection with a qualifying account
10are comparable with all fees charged in connection with comparable nonqualifying
11accounts offered by the savings bank.
AB283,4,1212 (c) Each entry in the savings promotion has an equal chance of winning.
AB283,4,1413 (d) Participants in the savings promotion are not required to be present at a
14prize drawing in order to win.
AB283,4,20 15(3) For purposes of sub. (2) (a), a depositor's deposit of at least a specified
16amount of money for at least a specified time in a qualifying account, which is
17required in order to enter the savings promotion, is not consideration if the interest
18rate associated with the qualifying account is not reduced, as compared to
19comparable nonqualifying accounts offered by the savings bank, to account for the
20possibility of winning a prize.
AB283,4 21Section 4 . 215.137 of the statutes is created to read:
AB283,4,22 22215.137 Savings promotion prize programs. (1) In this section:
AB283,4,2423 (a) “Nonqualifying account" means a savings account that is not a qualifying
24account.
AB283,5,2
1(b) “Qualifying account" means a savings account through which savers may
2obtain chances to win prizes in a savings promotion.
AB283,5,73 (c) “Savings promotion" means a contest or promotion to encourage savings
4deposits that is sponsored by one or more savings and loan associations, or by a
5banking or thrift trade association or its subsidiary in conjunction with one or more
6savings and loan associations, and in which savers are offered a chance to win
7designated prizes.
AB283,5,9 8(2) A savings and loan association may sponsor, or participate in, a savings
9promotion if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
AB283,5,1110 (a) Savers are not required to pay any fee or otherwise provide any
11consideration in order to enter the savings promotion.
AB283,5,1412 (b) All fees charged by a savings and loan association in connection with a
13qualifying account are comparable with all fees charged in connection with
14comparable nonqualifying accounts offered by the savings and loan association.
AB283,5,1515 (c) Each entry in the savings promotion has an equal chance of winning.
AB283,5,1716 (d) Participants in the savings promotion are not required to be present at a
17prize drawing in order to win.
AB283,5,23 18(3) For purposes of sub. (2) (a), a saver's deposit of at least a specified amount
19of money for at least a specified time in a qualifying account, which is required in
20order to enter the savings promotion, is not consideration if the interest rate
21associated with the qualifying account is not reduced, as compared to comparable
22nonqualifying accounts offered by the savings and loan association, to account for the
23possibility of winning a prize.
AB283,5 24Section 5 . 221.0329 of the statutes is created to read:
AB283,5,25 25221.0329 Savings promotion prize programs. (1) In this section:
AB283,6,2
1(a) “Nonqualifying account" means a savings, time, or money market account
2that is not a qualifying account.
AB283,6,53 (b) “Qualifying account" means a savings, time, or money market account
4through which a bank's depositors may obtain chances to win prizes in a savings
5promotion.
AB283,6,96 (c) “Savings promotion" means a contest or promotion to encourage savings
7deposits that is sponsored by one or more banks, or by a banking trade association
8or its subsidiary in conjunction with one or more banks, and in which bank depositors
9are offered a chance to win designated prizes.
AB283,6,11 10(2) A bank may sponsor, or participate in, a savings promotion if all of the
11following requirements are satisfied:
AB283,6,1312 (a) Bank depositors are not required to pay any fee or otherwise provide any
13consideration in order to enter the savings promotion.
AB283,6,1614 (b) All fees charged by a bank in connection with a qualifying account are
15comparable with all fees charged in connection with comparable nonqualifying
16accounts offered by the bank.
AB283,6,1717 (c) Each entry in the savings promotion has an equal chance of winning.
AB283,6,1918 (d) Participants in the savings promotion are not required to be present at a
19prize drawing in order to win.
AB283,6,25 20(3) For purposes of sub. (2) (a), a depositor's deposit of at least a specified
21amount of money for at least a specified time in a qualifying account, which is
22required in order to enter the savings promotion, is not consideration if the interest
23rate associated with the qualifying account is not reduced, as compared to
24comparable nonqualifying accounts offered by the bank, to account for the possibility
25of winning a prize.
AB283,6
1Section 6. 563.03 (12r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,7,72 563.03 (12r) “Raffle" means a game of chance for which tickets or calendars are
3sold and one or more drawings for prizes are held, but does not include a savings
4promotion program under s. 186.114, 214.595, 215.137, or 221.0329 or a program
5sponsored by a federally chartered financial institution, or in which a federally
6chartered financial institution participates, that meets all requirements for a
7savings promotion program under s. 186.114, 214.595, 215.137, or 221.0329
.
AB283,7 8Section 7 . 945.01 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB283,7,169 945.01 (1) (g) Participation in a savings promotion program under s. 186.114,
10214.595, 215.137, or 221.0329 or a program sponsored by a federally chartered
11financial institution, or in which a federally chartered financial institution
12participates, that meets all requirements for a savings promotion program under s.
13186.114, 214.595, 215.137, or 221.0329, including an agreement under which a
14person is given an opportunity to win a prize after depositing money in an account
15at a credit union, savings bank, savings and loan association, bank, or federally
16chartered financial institution.
AB283,8 17Section 8 . 945.01 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,7,2418 945.01 (5) (am) “Lottery" does not include bingo or a raffle conducted under ch.
19563, a savings promotion program under s. 186.114, 214.595, 215.137, or 221.0329
20or a program sponsored by a federally chartered financial institution, or in which a
21federally chartered financial institution participates, that meets all requirements
22for a savings promotion program under s. 186.114, 214.595, 215.137, or 221.0329,

23pari-mutuel wagering conducted under ch. 562 or the state lottery or any
24multijurisdictional lottery conducted under ch. 565.
AB283,9 25Section 9 . 945.01 (5) (b) 2. i. of the statutes is created to read:
AB283,8,6
1945.01 (5) (b) 2. i. A deposit of an amount of money in an account that results
2in an entry in a savings promotion program under s. 186.114, 214.595, 215.137, or
3221.0329 or a program sponsored by a federally chartered financial institution, or in
4which a federally chartered financial institution participates, that meets all
5requirements for a savings promotion program under s. 186.114, 214.595, 215.137,
6or 221.0329.
AB283,8,77 (End)
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