HB 252 — NONPROFIT BINGOS & RAFFLES

Herrera 7Pursuant 9to ANHouse ACTRule RELATING24-1, TOthis GAMING;document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

AMENDINGIt THEis NEWa MEXICOtool BINGOto ANDshow RAFFLEthe ACTamendments TOin ALLOWcontext TAX-EXEMPTand NONPROFITis ORGANIZATIONSnot TOto HOLDbe Aused BINGOfor OCCASIONthe ORpurpose RAFFLEof Aamendments. LIMITED NUMBER OF TIMES.

14AN BEACT ITRELATING ENACTEDTO BYGAMING; THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SECTIONAMENDING 1.THE NEW MEXICO BINGO AND RAFFLE h ACT TO ALLOW TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD A BINGO g o OCCASION OR RAFFLE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TIMES.

Sectiont 60-2F-26hr NMSAg 1978e (beingi Lawsk 2009,h er ti 17s ChapterBE 81,IT SectionENACTED 26)BY isTHE amendedLEGISLATURE toOF read:THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

wh l, nt, dSECTION 181. "60-2F-26.

EXEMPTIONS.--Section =60-2F-26 =NMSA 191978 A.(being Laws 2009, e u g e b l e e h Chapter 81, Section 26) is amended to read:

Exceptn asd providedd in Subsection B of this a l i a= e= ro 20h section,"60-2F-26. nothing in the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act shall a t m m 21 be construed to apply to:

dEXEMPTIONS.-- rl e] 22b (1),d ai drawing or a prizeº at a fair or fiesta c e sA. k 23 held in New Mexico under the sponsorship or authority of the e a n b 24 state or any of its political subdivisions, or for the benefit u [ of a religious organization situated in this state or for .212341.1 charitable purposes when all the proceeds of the sale or drawing shall be expended within New Mexico for the benefit of that political subdivision, religious organization or charitable purpose;

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b e d s º o t n = .212341.1 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d be construed to apply to:

(1) a drawing or a prize at a fair or fiesta held in New Mexico under the sponsorship or authority of the state or any of its political subdivisions, or for the benefit of a religious organization situated in this state or for charitable purposes when all the proceeds of the sale or drawing shall be expended within New Mexico for the benefit of that political subdivision, religious organization or charitable purpose;

or (2) a bingo or a raffle held by a qualified organization or a nonprofit tax-exempt organization that HCPACº follows IRS guidelines»HCPAC holds no more than one bingo occasion or one raffle in any three consecutive calendar months and not exceeding four occasions in one calendar year.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, no raffle with an individual prize exceeding h seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) shall be held without a u » r ten-day prior notification to the board of the conduct of the t h g e l i event and a subsequent notification to the board of the names, h r i s addresses and phone numbers of all prize winners.

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Nothing in the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act t u g e b l e 17e , gh shall be construed to apply to a lottery established and e e n d 18d i = = o h operated pursuant to the New Mexico Lottery Act or gaming that = = l ] 19b ,d i a º r is licensed and operated pursuant to the Gaming Control Act." ae l r i= 20t e w d m a n o SECTION 2.

EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the td em a: t provisions of this act is July 1, 2019.

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