SB8,4 4Section 4. 563.03 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,4,75 563.03 (4m) "Calendar raffle" means a raffle for which a drawing is held and
6a prize awarded on each date specified in a calendar as a date upon which a prize will
7be awarded
.
SB8,5 8Section 5. 563.03 (4p) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,6 9Section 6. 563.03 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,4,1110 563.03 (5r) "Drawing" means a method of random any of the following methods
11for determining a winner of a game of chance:
SB8,4,14 12(a) Random selection of a raffle ticket portion or calendar portion from a
13container housing portions of all raffle tickets or calendars purchased for the raffle,
14with such
selection used to determine a winner; determination of a winner in a .
SB8,4,16 15(b) A plastic or rubber duck race; or any other method that is used to determine
16a winner and that is approved by the department under s. 563.909
.
SB8,7 17Section 7. 563.03 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,4,1918 563.03 (10m) "Multiple-container raffle" means a raffle to which all of the
19following apply:
SB8,4,2120 (a) One or more drawings are held and one or more prizes are awarded on the
21same date and at the same location.
SB8,4,2322 (b) A drawing for each prize or group of prizes is made from a container specific
23to each prize or group of prizes.
SB8,4,2524 (c) The ticket purchaser places his or her ticket in the container of his or her
25choice.
SB8,8
1Section 8. 563.03 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,5,32 563.03 (11) "Premises" means any room, hall, enclosure, tent, or outdoor area
3in which bingo is being played or a raffle drawing is being held.
SB8,9 4Section 9. 563.03 (12r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,5,85 563.03 (12r) "Raffle game" means a game as described under s. 563.908 (1) or
6a plastic or rubber duck race or other game of chance that has been approved by the
7department under s. 563.909
a game of chance for which tickets or calendars are sold
8and one or more drawings for prizes are held
.
SB8,10 9Section 10. 563.03 (14w) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,5,1210 563.03 (14w) "Single-container raffle" means a raffle for which one or more
11drawings from a single container are held and one or more prizes are awarded on one
12date and at one location.
SB8,11 13Section 11. 563.03 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,5,1514 563.03 (17) "Ticket" means an instrument that entitles the purchaser to one
15entry in a raffle other than a calendar raffle.
SB8,12 16Section 12. 563.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,5,1817 563.04 (2) Conduct hearings on the suspension or revocation of a license for
18violation of this chapter or any applicable rules promulgated under it.
SB8,13 19Section 13. 563.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,5,2220 563.04 (3) Promulgate rules under ch. 227 relating to the issuance, renewal,
21amendment, suspension, and revocation of bingo and raffle licenses and the conduct
22of bingo under this chapter.
SB8,14 23Section 14. 563.04 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,15 24Section 15. 563.04 (14) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,16 25Section 16. 563.05 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB8,6,1
1563.05 (title) Departmental duties; powers; prohibitions.
SB8,17 2Section 17. 563.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,6,63 563.05 (2) The department may promulgate rules requiring holders of licenses
4issued under this chapter subch. III to post a notice in a conspicuous place where a
5bingo occasion or raffle drawing is being conducted describing the procedures for
6filing a complaint against the holder.
SB8,18 7Section 18. 563.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,6,118 563.05 (3) The department may promulgate rules specifying the number of
9business days within which the department must review and make a determination
10on an application for a permit, as defined in s. 227.116 (1g), license that is issued
11under this chapter subch. III.
SB8,19 12Section 19. 563.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,6,1613 563.05 (4) The department may promulgate rules defining relating to bingo
14that establish
procedures to be used by the department for receiving, filing, and
15investigating complaints, for commencing disciplinary proceedings, and for
16conducting hearings under this chapter.
SB8,20 17Section 20. 563.05 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,6,2018 563.05 (4m) Notwithstanding s. 227.11, the department may not promulgate
19or enforce any rule that interprets the provisions under subch. VIII or any other
20provisions under this chapter that relate to raffles.
SB8,21 21Section 21. 563.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,7,5 22563.10 Rules governing commingling of receipts restricted prohibited.
23Notwithstanding ss. 227.11 (2), 227.24 (1) (a) and 563.04 (3), the The department
24may not promulgate any emergency rule relating to the commingling of bingo and
25raffle receipts unless it can clearly establish that commingling will occur without

1such rule and that the rule will effectively prevent commingling. The department
2shall set forth any such finding in its proposed rule. If upon review under s. 227.40,
3the court finds that the finding of fact upon which any emergency rule relating to
4such commingling is based is unsupported by clear and convincing evidence, the rule
5is invalid
.
SB8,22 6Section 22. 563.905 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,23 7Section 23. 563.905 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,24 8Section 24. 563.905 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 563.907 (2) and amended
9to read:
SB8,7,1310 563.907 (2) "Local organization" means an organization Local organizations
11that may conduct raffles include only those organizations
whose activities are
12limited to this state, to a specific geographical area within this state, or to a specific
13geographical area that is partly within this state and partly within another state.
SB8,25 14Section 25. 563.905 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 563.907 (3), and 563.907
15(3) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB8,7,1716 563.907 (3) (intro.) "Service organization" includes Service organizations that
17may conduct raffles include
all of the following:
SB8,26 18Section 26. 563.907 of the statutes is renumbered 563.907 (1).
SB8,27 19Section 27. 563.908 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 563.908 and
20amended to read:
SB8,7,24 21563.908 Types of Requirements of raffles allowed. A raffle may not be
22conducted in this state unless it is one of the following types: any winner in the raffle
23is determined by a rdrawing with all tickets or calendars having an equal
24opportunity to win.
SB8,28 25Section 28. 563.908 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,29
1Section 29. 563.908 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,30 2Section 30. 563.909 of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,31 3Section 31. 563.91 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,8,7 4563.91 Limit. No qualified organization under s. 563.907 may conduct more
5than 200 365 raffles or more than one calendar raffle during a year. A raffle for which
6one or more drawings are held on one day at one location is one raffle for purposes
7of this section.
SB8,32 8Section 32. 563.92 (1m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB8,8,109 563.92 (1m) (a) The department may issue a Class A license or a Class B license
10to any qualified organization that applies.
SB8,8,1111 (b) Under a Class A license, an organization may do all of the following:
SB8,8,1312 1. Conduct single-container raffles, a calendar raffle, or plastic or rubber duck
13races if the raffles or races are authorized under s. 563.908.
SB8,8,1414 2. Sell some or all tickets on days other than the same day as the drawing.
SB8,8,1515 3. Sell equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers.
SB8,8,1616 (c) Under a Class B license, an organization may do all of the following:
SB8,8,1817 1. Conduct multiple-container raffles or plastic or rubber duck races if the
18raffles or races are authorized under s. 563.908.
SB8,8,1919 2. Sell tickets in either of the following ways:
SB8,8,2020 a. On the same day as the drawing.
SB8,8,2221 b. On more than one day if the organization distributes tickets to purchasers
22only at the event at which the drawing will take place.
SB8,33 23Section 33. 563.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,9,824 563.92 (2) The fee for a raffle license shall be $25 and shall be remitted with
25the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12 months and may be renewed as

1provided in s. 563.98 (1g). The department shall issue the license within 30 business
2days after the filing of an a complete application if the applicant qualifies under s.
3563.907 and has not exceeded the limits of s. 563.91. The department shall notify
4the applicant within 15 days after it is filed if the raffle license application is
5incomplete or the application shall be considered complete. A complete license
6application that is not denied within 30 days after its filing shall be considered
7approved.
All moneys received by the department under this subsection shall be
8credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (j).
SB8,34 9Section 34. 563.92 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,9,1310 563.92 (4) Proceedings to The department may conduct proceedings to suspend
11or revoke a an organization's license to conduct raffles shall be initiated by the
12department pursuant to the rules promulgated under s. 563.05 (4)
for failing to
13comply with the requirements of this subchapter
.
SB8,35 14Section 35. 563.925 of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,9,17 15563.925 Liability. (1) With respect to a raffle conducted under a Class A
16license, the department shall not be held responsible or liable in any dispute
17regarding the ownership or sale of a share of a ticket under s. 563.93 (3i).
SB8,9,21 18(2) The department and the organization conducting a raffle under a Class B
19license shall not be held responsible or liable in any dispute regarding the ownership
20of a ticket if the purchaser of the ticket gives the ticket to another person to claim a
21prize on behalf of the purchaser under s. 563.935 (6) (c).
SB8,36 22Section 36. 563.93 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (1m), and 563.93
23(1m) (intro.) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB8,9,2524 563.93 (1m) (intro.) All raffle tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form
25and include:
SB8,10,2
1(f) A list of each prize to be awarded which that has a retail fair market value
2of $500 $1,000 or more.
SB8,37 3Section 37. 563.93 (1s) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (e) and
4amended to read:
SB8,10,95 563.93 (2g) (e) Each raffle ticket and each calendar sold by an organization
6shall include a separate
Print an identification number, printed on both the
7purchaser's and the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar ,. The tickets or
8calendars shall be
numbered consecutively in relation to the other tickets or
9calendars for the same drawing.
SB8,38 10Section 38. 563.93 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,39 11Section 39. 563.93 (2g) (intro.), (a), (b), (g) and (h) of the statutes are created
12to read:
SB8,10,1413 563.93 (2g) (intro.) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A raffle
14license shall do all of the following:
SB8,10,1715 (a) Prominently display, at each place where tickets may be purchased, a notice
16describing any state or federal law that imposes an age restriction on who may
17possess a prize that will be awarded in the raffle.
SB8,10,2018 (b) Make a good faith effort to award all of the prizes offered for a raffle. If the
19organization is unable to award a prize, it may hold the prize and use it for future
20fund-raising purposes.
SB8,10,2321 (g) In raffles that involve drawings, as defined in s. 563.03 (5r) (a), place the
22organization's portion of the ticket or calendar in the drawing container prior to the
23time of the drawing.
SB8,11,3
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.
SB8,40 4Section 40. 563.93 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8,41 5Section 41. 563.93 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,11,76 563.93 (2r) An organization that conducts a calendar raffle shall do all of the
7following:
SB8,11,98 (a) Print identical drawing dates and identical prize amounts for each drawing
9on every calendar sold.
SB8,11,1110 (b) After holding a drawing, replace the winning tickets into the container to
11allow the purchasers the chance to win again in subsequent drawings.
SB8,42 12Section 42. 563.93 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (1e) and amended
13to read:
SB8,11,1514 563.93 (1e) No person may sell a raffle ticket or calendar unless authorized by
15an organization with a Class A license.
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