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Senate committee hears bill to allow nonprofit wildlife groups to sell raffle tickets online
Summary
The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 2254, which would amend the Occupations Code to let nonprofit wildlife associations sell statewide raffle tickets on their websites; public testimony included testimony from Ducks Unlimited and the bill was left pending.
The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 2254, a measure that would amend the Occupations Code to allow nonprofit wildlife associations to sell statewide charitable raffle tickets on their websites.
Senator Pete Flores, the bill’s author, told the committee that the measure had been heard before and “it's a pretty straightforward” change to permit online sales. The bill would let qualifying nonprofits accept online payments and use computer-based drawing methods for statewide raffles, Flores said.
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