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House Bill 0249




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 249

        By Representative Fasano






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to drawings by chance; amending

  3         s. 849.0935, F.S.; providing additional

  4         tax-exempt organizations which are authorized

  5         to conduct drawings by chance under said

  6         section, including civic organizations,

  7         employees' associations, clubs, fraternal

  8         benefit societies, and armed forces and

  9         veterans' organizations; providing an effective

10         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 (b) of subsection (1) and

15  subsection (2) of section 849.0935, Florida Statutes, 1996

16  Supplement, are amended to read:

17         849.0935  Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings

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

19  penalties.--

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

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

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

23  501(c)(3), (4), (7), (8), or (19), and which has a current

24  determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, and

25  its bona fide members or officers.

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

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

28  501(c)(3), (4), (7), (8), or (19) from conducting drawings by

29  chance pursuant to the authority granted by this section,

30  provided the organization has complied with all applicable

31  provisions of chapter 496.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 249

    565-119-97






  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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  5                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Revises provisions which authorize organizations exempt
  7    from federal income tax under s. 501(c)(3) of the
      Internal Revenue Code to conduct drawings by chance, to
  8    include additional organizations exempt under s. 501(c),
      including civic organizations, employees' associations,
  9    clubs, fraternal benefit societies, and armed forces and
      veterans' organizations.
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