February 20, 2014 - Introduced by Representatives Kuglitsch, Tittl, Ballweg,
Bies, Endsley, Knodl, Petryk, Strachota and Skowronski, cosponsored by
Senators Leibham, Lazich and Gudex. Referred to Committee on State Affairs
and Government Operations.
AB794,2,2 1An Act to repeal 563.04 (11), 563.04 (14), 563.905 (intro.), 563.93 (2), 563.93
2(2m), 563.93 (4) (b), 563.93 (8), 563.935 (3), 563.935 (10) (intro.), 563.98 (1) (e),
3563.98 (1c) and 563.98 (1m); to renumber 563.90; to renumber and amend
4563.905 (1), 563.905 (2), 563.93 (1), 563.93 (1s), 563.93 (3), 563.93 (4) (a), 563.93
5(4m), 563.93 (5), 563.93 (6), 563.93 (7), 563.93 (9), 563.935 (10) (a), 563.935 (10)
6(b), 563.935 (10) (c) and 563.97; to amend 563.02 (1), 563.03 (4m), 563.03 (12m),
7563.04 (2), 563.04 (3), 563.05 (2), 563.05 (3), 563.05 (4), 563.10, 563.91, 563.92
8(2), 563.92 (4), 563.935 (1), 563.935 (4), 563.935 (6) (a), 563.94, 563.95, 563.98
9(1) (intro.), 563.98 (1g) and 563.98 (2); to repeal and recreate 563.05 (title)
10and 563.92 (1m); and to create 563.02 (1m), 563.03 (14w), 563.03 (17), 563.05
11(4m), 563.925, 563.93 (2g) (intro.), (a), (b), (g) and (h), 563.93 (2r), 563.93 (3e),

1563.93 (3i), 563.93 (3m), 563.935 (1m), 563.97 (2) and 563.98 (1e) of the statutes;
2relating to: the regulation of raffles.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a not-for-profit, religious, charitable, service, fraternal, or
veterans organization that serves a geographic area that is limited to Wisconsin and
that has existed for at least one year or is chartered by a state or national
organization that has existed for at least three years may obtain a license to conduct
raffles.
Under rules promulgated by the Department of Administration (DOA), an
organization with a Class A raffle license may conduct single-event raffles or a
calendar raffle. Current law defines a calendar raffle as a raffle for which a drawing
is held and a prize awarded on each date specified in a calendar. This bill defines a
single-event raffle to be a raffle for which one or more drawings from a single
container are held and one or more prizes are awarded on one date and at one
location. Under current law, an organization with a Class B raffle license may
conduct raffles in which more than one drawing may be made from more than one
container, each container is specific to a prize or group of prizes, and ticket
purchasers place their tickets in the containers of their choice.
Under current law, a Class A licensee may charge up to $100 for a raffle ticket
and up to $10 for each month covered by a calendar raffle. Under a Class B raffle,
current law allows tickets to be sold for no more than $10 each. This bill removes all
limits on the prices of raffle tickets and calendars.
Under current law, an organization with a raffle license may conduct no more
than 200 raffles in a 12-month period. This bill increases this maximum to 365
raffles.
Under current law, an organization with a Class B raffle license may sell tickets
for a raffle drawing only on the day of the drawing. Under this bill, a Class B licensee
may sell tickets before the day of a drawing if the tickets are not delivered to
purchasers until the day of the drawing.
Under current law, a Class A licensee may sell raffle tickets up to 270 days
before the day of a raffle drawing. This bill extends this period to one year.
Current law allows a Class A licensee to sell equal shares of a single ticket to
one or more purchasers. This bill allows this only if certain requirements are met,
including that not more than four shares of a single ticket be sold and that no
discount be offered to the purchaser of more than one share of a ticket.
Current law requires DOA to promulgate rules relating to the conduct of raffles.
This bill removes that authority.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB794,1 1Section 1. 563.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,3,52 563.02 (1) All phases of the conduct of bingo and raffles, except bingo games
3using free cards and donated prizes for which no payment of consideration is made
4by participants, should be closely controlled by appropriate laws and rules, which
5should be strictly and uniformly enforced throughout this state.
AB794,2 6Section 2. 563.02 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794,3,87 563.02 (1m) All phases of the conduct of raffles should be closely controlled by
8appropriate laws, which should be uniformly enforced throughout this state.
AB794,3 9Section 3. 563.03 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,3,1210 563.03 (4m) "Calendar raffle" means a raffle for which a drawing is held and
11a prize awarded on each date specified in a calendar as a date upon which a prize will
12be awarded
.
AB794,4 13Section 4. 563.03 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,3,1514 563.03 (12m) "Raffle" means a game of chance in which tickets or calendars are
15sold and a drawing one or more drawings for prizes is are held.
AB794,5 16Section 5. 563.03 (14w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794,3,1917 563.03 (14w) "Single-event raffle" means a raffle for which one or more
18drawings from a single container are held and one or more prizes are awarded on one
19date and at one location.
AB794,6 20Section 6. 563.03 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794,4,2
1563.03 (17) "Ticket" means an instrument that entitles the purchaser to one
2entry in a raffle other than a calendar raffle.
AB794,7 3Section 7. 563.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,4,54 563.04 (2) Conduct hearings on the suspension or revocation of a license for
5violation of this chapter or any applicable rules promulgated under it.
AB794,8 6Section 8. 563.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,4,97 563.04 (3) Promulgate rules under ch. 227 relating to the issuance, renewal,
8amendment, suspension, and revocation of bingo and raffle licenses and the conduct
9of bingo under this chapter.
AB794,9 10Section 9. 563.04 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,10 11Section 10. 563.04 (14) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,11 12Section 11. 563.05 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB794,4,13 13563.05 (title) Departmental duties; powers; prohibitions.
AB794,12 14Section 12. 563.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,4,1815 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.
AB794,13 19Section 13. 563.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,4,2320 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.
AB794,14 24Section 14. 563.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,5,4
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.
AB794,15 5Section 15. 563.05 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794,5,86 563.05 (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.
AB794,16 9Section 16. 563.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,5,18 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
.
AB794,17 19Section 17. 563.90 of the statutes is renumbered 563.90 (1).
AB794,18 20Section 18. 563.905 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,19 21Section 19. 563.905 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 563.90 (2) and amended
22to read:
AB794,6,223 563.90 (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.
AB794,20 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:
AB794,6,65 563.90 (3) (intro.) "Service organization" includes Service organizations that
6may conduct raffles include
all of the following:
AB794,21 7Section 21. 563.91 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,6,11 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.
AB794,22 12Section 22. 563.92 (1m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB794,6,1413 563.92 (1m) (a) The department may issue a Class A license or a Class B license
14to any qualified organization that applies.
AB794,6,1515 (b) Under a Class A license, an organization may do all of the following:
AB794,6,1616 1. Conduct single-event raffles or a calendar raffle.
AB794,6,1717 2. Sell some or all tickets on days other than the same day as the drawing.
AB794,6,1818 3. Sell equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers.
AB794,6,1919 (c) Under a Class B license, an organization may do all of the following:
AB794,6,2020 1. Conduct raffles for which all of the following apply:
AB794,6,2121 2. Sell tickets in either of the following ways:
AB794,6,2222 a. On the same day as the drawing.
AB794,6,2423 b. On more than one day if the organization distributes tickets to purchasers
24only at the event at which the drawing will take place.
AB794,23 25Section 23. 563.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,7,10
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).
AB794,24 11Section 24. 563.92 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,7,1512 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
.
AB794,25 16Section 25. 563.925 of the statutes is created to read:
AB794,7,19 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).
AB794,7,23 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).
AB794,26 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:
AB794,8,2
1563.93 (1m) (intro.) All raffle tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form
2and include:
AB794,8,33 (e) The date, time, and place of the each drawing or drawings.
AB794,8,54 (f) A list of each prize to be awarded which that has a retail fair market value
5of $500 $1,000 or more.
AB794,27 6Section 27. 563.93 (1s) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (e) and
7amended to read:
AB794,8,128 563.93 (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.
AB794,28 13Section 28. 563.93 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,29 14Section 29. 563.93 (2g) (intro.), (a), (b), (g) and (h) of the statutes are created
15to read:
AB794,8,1716 563.93 (2g) (intro.) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A raffle
17license shall do all of the following:
AB794,8,2018 (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.
AB794,8,2321 (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.
AB794,8,2524 (g) Place the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar in the drawing
25container prior to the time of the drawing.
AB794,9,3
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.
AB794,30 4Section 30. 563.93 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,31 5Section 31. 563.93 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
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