Senate Bill sb0310e1

    SB 310                                         First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to bingo games; amending s.

  3         849.0931, F.S.; authorizing the use of

  4         electronics or other technology in lieu of

  5         vocal verification for bingo games; amending s.

  6         849.0935, F.S.; revising the definition of

  7         "organization" to include chambers of commerce;

  8         exempting chambers of commerce from provisions

  9         prohibiting drawings by chance; providing an

10         effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (12) of section

15  849.0931, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

16         849.0931  Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct;

17  permitted uses of proceeds; limitations.--

18         (12)  Each bingo game shall be conducted in accordance

19  with the following rules:

20         (g)  Numbers on the winning cards or sheets shall be

21  announced and verified in the presence of another player.  Any

22  player shall be entitled at the time the winner is determined

23  to call for a verification of numbers drawn. The verification

24  shall be in the presence of the member designated to be in

25  charge of the occasion or, if such person is also the caller,

26  in the presence of an officer of the licensee. Verification

27  may also be provided through the use of electronic or other

28  commercially available technology in lieu of vocal

29  verification. Verification by other than vocal means must be

30  confined to the premises at which the bingo session is held

31  and may not be transmitted to any other location.


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    SB 310                                         First Engrossed



 1         Section 2.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and

 2  subsection (2) of section 849.0935, Florida Statutes, are

 3  amended to read:

 4         849.0935  Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings

 5  by chance; required disclosures; unlawful acts and practices;

 6  penalties.--

 7         (1)  As used in this section, the term:

 8         (b)  "Organization" means an organization which is

 9  exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s.

10  501(c)(3), (4), (7), (8), (10), or (19), or a chamber of

11  commerce pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(6), and which has a

12  current determination letter from the Internal Revenue

13  Service, and its bona fide members or officers.

14         (2)  The provisions of s. 849.09 shall not be construed

15  to prohibit an organization qualified under 26 U.S.C. s.

16  501(c)(3), (4), (7), (8), (10), or (19), or a chamber of

17  commerce pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(6), from conducting

18  drawings by chance pursuant to the authority granted by this

19  section, provided the organization has complied with all

20  applicable provisions of chapter 496.

21         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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