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Committee advances bill allowing certain nonprofits to sell alcohol at charitable bingo
Summary
A Senate committee considered and amended House Bill 2511 to allow specified organizations to sell and permit alcohol consumption at charitable bingo events, but the measure did not advance after a tied committee vote.
A Senate committee considered House Bill 2511, a proposal to carve an exception to the statewide ban on alcohol sale or consumption in locations where charitable bingo is conducted.
Counsel explained that the strike‑and‑insert amendment would permit specified organizations — fraternal beneficiary societies, domestic fraternal societies, veterans organizations and volunteer fire departments — to sell and permit consumption of alcohol during charitable bingo events. Counsel said the amendment makes mostly technical changes and removes an unrelated chapter concerning racetracks and casinos. The amendment also referenced IRS definitions for the covered organizations.
After brief remarks and a motion from the vice chair to report the bill, the committee voted on the matter. The transcript records a division vote and later a counted vote that returned an 8‑in‑favor, 8‑opposed tie; the chair declared that the bill was not advanced at this meeting.
What happens next: with the tie, the committee did not report HB 2511. Sponsors may seek further negotiation, additional testimony, or offer revised language at a later date.
