SB 177 — ALLOW PULL TAB GAMES UNDER BINGO LICENSE

SENATE CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 177 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

It is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BINGO LICENSEES TO h ALLOW GAMING BY PULL-TAB INDEPENDENT OF A BINGO OCCASION;

g o DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

t6 hr g e i k h r i s BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

h , t, SECTION 1.

Section 60-2F-15 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009, e u g e b l e e h Chapter 81, Section 15) is amended to read:

n d d i = = o h "60-2F-15.

PERSONS PERMITTED TO CONDUCT BINGO [AND PULL- l ] b ,d i a º e TAB] GAMES--PREMISES.-- r i = r t e w d m a n o A.

The officers of a bingo licensee shall designate da mbingo :manager to be in charge and primarily responsible for the conduct of all games of bingo.

b e d s º o t n = .213328.2 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d SCORC/SB 177 a bingo manager to be in charge and primarily responsible for the conduct of all games of bingo [and pull-tabs ].

SCORC/SB 177 C.

For a bingo game, the bingo manager shall Page 1 designate a bingo caller to be responsible for drawing and announcing the bingo numbers.

h D.

The premises where any game of chance is being g o held, operated or conducted or where it is intended that any t hr g e i k equipment be used shall at all times be open to inspection by h r i s the board and its agents and employees and by peace officers of h , t, the state or any political subdivision of the state.

e u g e b l e e h E.

No owner or co-owner of the premises or, if a n d d i = = o h corporation is the owner of the premises, any officer, director l ] b ,d i a º e or stockholder owning more than ten percent of the outstanding r i = r t e w d stock shall be designated as a bingo manager, a game accountant mor a nbingo ocaller." dSECTION m2. :

b e d s º o t n = .213328.2 s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d or a bingo caller." SECTION 2.

[NEW MATERIAL] PERSONS PERMITTED TO CONDUCT PULL-TAB GAMES--PREMISES.-- A.

Only a veterans' or fraternal organization or a 501(c)(3) SJCºorganization corporation»SJC SJCºorganization»SJC that is a bingo licensee may operate pull-tab SJCºdispensers machines»SJC SJCº dispensers»SJC when the organization is not concurrently operating a bingo occasion.

The bingo manager shall be familiar with the SCORC/SB 177 Page 2 provisions of the state laws, the rules of the board and the provisions of the bingo license.

The bingo manager need not be present on the premises continuously while a veterans' or fraternal organization or a 501(c)(3) SJCºorganization corporation»SJC h SJCº organization»SJC that is a bingo licensee is operating g o pull-tab games.

t hr g e i k C.

The bingo manager shall designate a game h r i s accountant to be primarily responsible for the proper h , t, preparation of the quarterly reports in accordance with the New e u g e b l e e h Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act.

n d d i = = o h D.

The premises where any game of chance is being l ] b ,d i a º e held, operated or conducted, or where it is intended that any r i = r t e w d m a n o equipment be used, shall at all times be open to inspection by dthe mboard :and its agents and employees and by peace officers of the state or any political subdivision of the state.

b e d s º o t n = .213328.2 s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SCORC/SB 177 the board and its agents and employees and by peace officers of the state or any political subdivision of the state.

SJCº F.

Nothing in this section shall authorize a veterans' or fraternal organization or a 501(c)(3) organization to engage in class III gaming.»SJCgaming. SJCº F.»SJC SJCºG.»SJC As used in this section, "501(c)(3) SJCº corporation»SJC SJCºorganization»SJC" means SJCº a corporation»SJC SJCºan organization»SJC that demonstrates to the taxation and revenue department that it has been granted exemption from the federal income tax as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal h Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or renumbered." u » r SECTION 3.

EMERGENCY.--ItG. is necessary for the public t h g e l i peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.

hAs rused iin sthis -section, 4"501(c)(3) -organization" hmeans ,an eorganization hthat tdemonstrates uto gthe eSCORC/SB b177 lPage e3 etaxation ,and ghrevenue ndepartment dthat dit ihas =been =granted oexemption hfrom lthe ]federal bincome ,dtax ias aan ºorganization rdescribed ein rSection =501(c)(3) tof ethe wInternal dRevenue mCode aof n1986, oas damended mor :renumbered." SECTION 3.

bEMERGENCY.--It ris enecessary tfor ºthe opublic tpeace, nhealth =and .213328.2safety sthat kthis mact etake eeffect aimmediately. n e d r e l u [ A d

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