LRB-0175/P2
EAW:kjf
2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Bork, BB0011 - Bingo and raffle appropriations
For 2021-2023 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
gambling
Raffle and bingo appropriations
This bill combines the appropriation accounts for general program operations for raffles and bingo, and removes the requirement for unspent bingo funds to be transferred into the lottery fund at the end of each fiscal year.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 20.505 (8) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.505 (8) (am) Interest on racing and bingo moneys. A sum sufficient equal to the amount earned by the investment fund on revenues received under pars. (g) and (jm) (jn) and s. 20.455 (2) (g) for the purpose of transferring this amount to the lottery fund.
Section
2. 20.505 (8) (j) and (jm) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 20.505 (8) (jn) and amended to read:
20.505 (8) (jn) General program operations; raffles and bingo. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations relating to raffles under subchs. II and VIII of ch. 563 and bingo under subchs. II to VII of ch. 563. All moneys received by the department of administration under ss. 563.92 (2) and 563.98 (1g) shall be credited to this appropriation account. (jm) General program operations; bingo. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations relating to bingo under subchs. II to VII of ch. 563. All moneys received by the department of administration under ss. 563.055, 563.13 (4), 563.135, 563.16, 563.22 (2) and, 563.80, 563.92 (2), and 563.98 (1g) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance of this appropriation account at the end of each fiscal year shall be transferred to the lottery fund.
Section
3. 25.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.75 (2) Creation. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund known as the lottery fund, to consist of gross lottery revenues received by the department of revenue and moneys transferred to the lottery fund under ss. 20.435 (5) (kg), 20.455 (2) (g), and 20.505 (8) (am), and (g), and (jm).
Section
4. 79.10 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
79.10 (11) (b) Before October 1, the department of administration shall determine the total funds available for distribution under the lottery and gaming credit in the following year and shall inform the joint committee on finance of that total. Total funds available for distribution shall be all moneys projected to be transferred to the lottery fund under ss. 20.455 (2) (g) and 20.505 (8) (am), and (g) and (jm) and all existing and projected lottery proceeds and interest for the fiscal year of the distribution, less the amount estimated to be expended under ss. 20.455 (2) (r), 20.566 (2) (r), and 20.835 (2) (q) and less the required reserve under s. 20.003 (5). The joint committee on finance may revise the total amount to be distributed if it does so at a meeting that takes place before October 16. If the joint committee on finance does not schedule a meeting to take place before October 16, the total determined by the department of administration shall be the total amount estimated to be distributed under the lottery and gaming credit in the following year.
Section
5. 563.055 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
563.055 (6) All moneys received under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm)
(jn).
Section
6. 563.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
563.13 (4) A $10 license fee for each bingo occasion proposed to be conducted and $5 for an annual license for the designated member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts. All moneys received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm) (jn).
Section
7. 563.135 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
563.135 (2m) All moneys received under sub. (1) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm)
(jn).
Section
8. 563.16 of the statutes is amended to read:
563.16 Amendment of license to conduct bingo. Upon application by a licensed organization, a license may be amended, if the subject matter of the amendment properly and lawfully could have been included in the original license. An application for an amendment to a license shall be filed and processed in the same manner as an original application. An application for the amendment of a license shall be accompanied by a $3 fee. If any application for amendment seeks approval of additional bingo occasions or designates a new member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts, the appropriate fee under s. 563.13 (4) also shall be paid. If the department approves an application for an amendment to a license, a copy of the amendment shall be sent to the applicant who shall attach it to the original license. All moneys received under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm) (jn).
Section
9. 563.22 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
563.22 (2) (c) All moneys received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm)
(jn).
Section
10. 563.80 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
563.80 (2m) All moneys received under sub. (1) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jm)
(jn).
Section
11. 563.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
563.92 (2) The fee for a raffle license shall be $25 and shall be remitted with the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12 months and may be renewed as provided in s. 563.98 (1g). The department shall issue the license within 30 days after the filing of a complete application if the applicant qualifies under s. 563.907 and has not exceeded the limits of s. 563.91. The department shall notify the applicant within 15 days after it is filed if the raffle license application is incomplete or the application shall be considered complete. A complete license application that is not denied within 30 days after its filing shall be considered approved. All moneys received by the department under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (j)
(jn).
Section
12. 563.98 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
563.98 (1g) An organization licensed under this subchapter may renew the license by submitting a $25 renewal fee. All moneys received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8)
(j) (jn).
(End)
