AB794-ASA1,2,2 1An Act to repeal 563.03 (4p), 563.04 (11), 563.04 (14), 563.905 (title), 563.905
2(intro.), 563.908 (1), 563.908 (2), 563.909, 563.93 (2), 563.93 (2m), 563.93 (4) (b),
3563.93 (8), 563.935 (3), 563.935 (10), 563.98 (1) (e), 563.98 (1c) and 563.98 (1m);
4to renumber 563.907; to renumber and amend 563.905 (1), 563.905 (2),
5563.908 (intro.), 563.93 (1), 563.93 (1s), 563.93 (3), 563.93 (4) (a), 563.93 (4m),
6563.93 (5), 563.93 (6), 563.93 (7), 563.93 (9), 563.935 (6) and 563.97; to amend
7563.02 (1), 563.03 (4m), 563.03 (5r), 563.03 (11), 563.03 (12r), 563.04 (2), 563.04
8(3), 563.05 (2), 563.05 (3), 563.05 (4), 563.10, 563.91, 563.92 (2), 563.92 (4),
9563.935 (1), 563.935 (4), 563.935 (5), 563.935 (9), 563.94, 563.95, 563.98 (1)
10(intro.), 563.98 (1) (f), 563.98 (1g), 563.98 (2) and 945.01 (3) (b) 1.; to repeal and
11recreate
563.05 (title) and 563.92 (1m); and to create 563.02 (1m), 563.03
12(10m), 563.03 (14w), 563.03 (17), 563.05 (4m), 563.925, 563.93 (2g) (intro.), (a),
13(b), (g) and (h), 563.93 (2r), 563.93 (3e), 563.93 (3i), 563.93 (3m), 563.935 (1m),

1563.935 (6) (b), 563.935 (6) (c), 563.97 (2) and 563.98 (1e) of the statutes;
2relating to: the regulation of raffles.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB794-ASA1,1 3Section 1. 563.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,2,74 563.02 (1) All phases of the conduct of bingo and raffles, except bingo games
5using free cards and donated prizes for which no payment of consideration is made
6by participants, should be closely controlled by appropriate laws and rules, which
7should be strictly and uniformly enforced throughout this state.
AB794-ASA1,2 8Section 2. 563.02 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,2,109 563.02 (1m) All phases of the conduct of raffles should be closely controlled by
10appropriate laws, which should be uniformly enforced throughout this state.
AB794-ASA1,3 11Section 3. 563.03 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,2,1412 563.03 (4m) "Calendar raffle" means a raffle for which a drawing is held and
13a prize awarded on each date specified in a calendar as a date upon which a prize will
14be awarded
.
AB794-ASA1,4 15Section 4. 563.03 (4p) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
16(Assembly Bill 422), is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,5 17Section 5. 563.03 (5r) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
18(Assembly Bill 422), is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,2,2019 563.03 (5r) "Drawing" means a method of random for determining a winner of
20a game of chance, including any of the following:
AB794-ASA1,2,23 21(a) Random selection of a raffle ticket portion from a container housing all raffle
22tickets purchased for the raffle selection , with such selection used to determine a
23winner; determination of a winner in a
.
AB794-ASA1,3,1
1(b) A plastic or rubber duck race; or any.
AB794-ASA1,3,3 2(c) Any other method that is used to determine for determining a winner and
3that is approved by the department under s. 563.909 authorized under s. 563.908.
AB794-ASA1,6 4Section 6. 563.03 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,3,65 563.03 (10m) "Multiple-container raffle" means a raffle to which all of the
6following apply:
AB794-ASA1,3,87 (a) One or more drawings are held and one or more prizes are awarded on the
8same date and at the same location.
AB794-ASA1,3,109 (b) A drawing for each prize or group of prizes is made from a container specific
10to each prize or group of prizes.
AB794-ASA1,3,1211 (c) The ticket purchaser places his or her ticket in the container of his or her
12choice.
AB794-ASA1,7 13Section 7. 563.03 (11) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
14(Assembly Bill 422), is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,3,1615 563.03 (11) "Premises" means any room, hall, enclosure, tent, or outdoor area
16in which bingo is being played or a raffle drawing is being held.
AB794-ASA1,8 17Section 8. 563.03 (12r) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
18(Assembly Bill 422), is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,3,2219 563.03 (12r) "Raffle game" means a game as described under s. 563.908 (1) or
20a plastic or rubber duck race or other game of chance that has been approved by the
21department under s. 563.909
a game of chance for which tickets or calendars are sold
22and one or more drawings for prizes are held.
AB794-ASA1,9 23Section 9. 563.03 (14w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,4,3
1563.03 (14w) "Single-container raffle" means a raffle for which one or more
2drawings from a single container are held and one or more prizes are awarded on one
3date and at one location.
AB794-ASA1,10 4Section 10. 563.03 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,4,65 563.03 (17) "Ticket" means an instrument that entitles the purchaser to one
6entry in a raffle other than a calendar raffle.
AB794-ASA1,11 7Section 11. 563.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,4,98 563.04 (2) Conduct hearings on the suspension or revocation of a license for
9violation of this chapter or any applicable rules promulgated under it.
AB794-ASA1,12 10Section 12. 563.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,4,1311 563.04 (3) Promulgate rules under ch. 227 relating to the issuance, renewal,
12amendment, suspension, and revocation of bingo and raffle licenses and the conduct
13of bingo under this chapter.
AB794-ASA1,13 14Section 13. 563.04 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,14 15Section 14. 563.04 (14) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,15 16Section 15. 563.05 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB794-ASA1,4,17 17563.05 (title) Departmental duties; powers; prohibitions.
AB794-ASA1,16 18Section 16. 563.05 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
19(Assembly Bill 422), is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,4,2320 563.05 (2) The department may promulgate rules requiring holders of licenses
21issued under this chapter subch. III to post a notice in a conspicuous place where a
22bingo occasion or raffle drawing is being conducted describing the procedures for
23filing a complaint against the holder.
AB794-ASA1,17 24Section 17. 563.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,5,4
1563.05 (3) The department may promulgate rules specifying the number of
2business days within which the department must review and make a determination
3on an application for a permit, as defined in s. 227.116 (1g), license that is issued
4under this chapter subch. III.
AB794-ASA1,18 5Section 18. 563.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,5,96 563.05 (4) The department may promulgate rules defining relating to bingo
7that establish
procedures to be used by the department for receiving, filing, and
8investigating complaints, for commencing disciplinary proceedings, and for
9conducting hearings under this chapter.
AB794-ASA1,19 10Section 19. 563.05 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,5,1311 563.05 (4m) Notwithstanding s. 227.11, the department may not promulgate
12or enforce any rule that interprets the provisions under subch. VIII or any other
13provisions under this chapter that relate to raffles.
AB794-ASA1,20 14Section 20. 563.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,5,23 15563.10 Rules governing commingling of receipts restricted.
16Notwithstanding ss. 227.11 (2), 227.24 (1) (a) and 563.04 (3), the The department
17may not promulgate any emergency rule relating to the commingling of bingo and
18raffle receipts unless it can clearly establish that commingling will occur without
19such rule and that the rule will effectively prevent commingling. The department
20shall set forth any such finding in its proposed rule. If upon review under s. 227.40,
21the court finds that the finding of fact upon which any emergency rule relating to
22such commingling is based is unsupported by clear and convincing evidence, the rule
23is invalid
.
AB794-ASA1,21 24Section 21. 563.905 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,22 25Section 22. 563.905 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,23
1Section 23. 563.905 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 563.907 (2) and amended
2to read:
AB794-ASA1,6,63 563.907 (2) "Local organization" means an organization Local organizations
4that may conduct raffles include only those organizations
whose activities are
5limited to this state, to a specific geographical area within this state, or to a specific
6geographical area that is partly within this state and partly within another state.
AB794-ASA1,24 7Section 24. 563.905 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 563.907 (3), and 563.907
8(3) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,6,109 563.907 (3) (intro.) "Service organization" includes Service organizations that
10may conduct raffles include
all of the following:
AB794-ASA1,25 11Section 25. 563.907 of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
12(Assembly Bill 422), is renumbered 563.907 (1).
AB794-ASA1,26 13Section 26. 563.908 (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act
14.... (Assembly Bill 422), is renumbered 563.908 and amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,6,18 15563.908 Types of Requirements of raffles allowed. A raffle may not be
16conducted in this state unless it is one of the following types: the winner of any
17drawing is determined by a random process with all tickets or calendars having an
18equal opportunity to win.
AB794-ASA1,27 19Section 27. 563.908 (1) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
20(Assembly Bill 422), is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,28 21Section 28. 563.908 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
22(Assembly Bill 422), is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,29 23Section 29. 563.909 of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
24(Assembly Bill 422), is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,30
1Section 30. 563.91 of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
2(Assembly Bill 422), is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,7,6 3563.91 Limit. No qualified organization under s. 563.907 may conduct more
4than 200 365 raffles or more than one calendar raffle during a year. A raffle for which
5one or more drawings are held on one day at one location is one raffle for purposes
6of this section.
AB794-ASA1,31 7Section 31. 563.92 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
8(Assembly Bill 422), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB794-ASA1,7,109 563.92 (1m) (a) The department may issue a Class A license or a Class B license
10to any qualified organization that applies.
AB794-ASA1,7,1111 (b) Under a Class A license, an organization may do all of the following:
AB794-ASA1,7,1312 1. Conduct single-container raffles, a calendar raffle, plastic or rubber duck
13races, or other games of chance that are authorized under s. 563.908.
AB794-ASA1,7,1414 2. Sell some or all tickets on days other than the same day as the drawing.
AB794-ASA1,7,1515 3. Sell equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers.
AB794-ASA1,7,1616 (c) Under a Class B license, an organization may do all of the following:
AB794-ASA1,7,1817 1. Conduct multiple-container raffles, plastic or rubber duck races, or other
18games of chance that are authorized under s. 563.908.
AB794-ASA1,7,1919 2. Sell tickets in either of the following ways:
AB794-ASA1,7,2020 a. On the same day as the drawing.
AB794-ASA1,7,2221 b. On more than one day if the organization distributes tickets to purchasers
22only at the event at which the drawing will take place.
AB794-ASA1,32 23Section 32. 563.92 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
24(Assembly Bill 422), is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,8,10
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 business
4days after the filing of an a complete application if the applicant qualifies under s.
5563.907 and has not exceeded the limits of s. 563.91. The department shall notify
6the applicant if the raffle license application is incomplete within 15 days after it is
7filed or the application shall be considered complete. A complete license application
8that is not denied within 30 days after its filing shall be considered approved.
All
9moneys received by the department under this subsection shall be credited to the
10appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (j).
AB794-ASA1,33 11Section 33. 563.92 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,8,1512 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
.
AB794-ASA1,34 16Section 34. 563.925 of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,8,19 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).
AB794-ASA1,8,23 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) (c).
AB794-ASA1,35
1Section 35. 563.93 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
2(Assembly Bill 422), is renumbered 563.93 (1m), and 563.93 (1m) (intro.) and (f), as
3renumbered, are amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,9,54 563.93 (1m) (intro.) All raffle tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form
5and include:
AB794-ASA1,9,76 (f) A list of each prize to be awarded which that has a retail fair market value
7of $500 $1,000 or more.
AB794-ASA1,36 8Section 36. 563.93 (1s) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (e) and
9amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,9,1410 563.93 (2g) (e) Each raffle ticket and each calendar sold by an organization
11shall include a separate
Print an identification number, printed on both the
12purchaser's and the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar ,. The tickets or
13calendars shall be
numbered consecutively in relation to the other tickets or
14calendars for the same drawing.
AB794-ASA1,37 15Section 37. 563.93 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
16(Senate Bill 339), is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,38 17Section 38. 563.93 (2g) (intro.), (a), (b), (g) and (h) of the statutes are created
18to read:
AB794-ASA1,9,2019 563.93 (2g) (intro.) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A raffle
20license shall do all of the following:
AB794-ASA1,9,2321 (a) Prominently display, at each place where tickets may be purchased, a notice
22describing any state or federal law that imposes an age restriction on who may
23possess a prize that will be awarded in the raffle.
AB794-ASA1,10,3
1(b) Make a good faith effort to award all of the prizes offered for a raffle. If the
2organization is unable to award a prize, it may hold the prize and use it for future
3fund-raising purposes.
AB794-ASA1,10,54 (g) In raffles that involve containers, place the organization's portion of the
5ticket or calendar in the drawing container prior to the time of the drawing.
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