| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to drawings by chance; amending s. |
| 3 | 849.0935, F.S.; revising a definition of the term |
| 4 | "organization" to include chambers of commerce exempt from |
| 5 | federal income taxation; including qualified chambers of |
| 6 | commerce within a limitation against construing |
| 7 | application of certain lottery prohibition provisions to |
| 8 | prohibit certain organizations from conducting drawings by |
| 9 | chance; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsection |
| 14 | (2) of section 849.0935, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 15 | 849.0935 Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings by |
| 16 | chance; required disclosures; unlawful acts and practices; |
| 17 | penalties.-- |
| 18 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
| 19 | (b) "Organization" means an organization which is exempt |
| 20 | from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3), |
| 21 | (4), (7), (8), (10), or (19), or a chamber of commerce which is |
| 22 | exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s. |
| 23 | 501(c)(6), and which has a current determination letter from the |
| 24 | Internal Revenue Service, and its bona fide members or officers. |
| 25 | (2) The provisions of s. 849.09 shall not be construed to |
| 26 | prohibit an organization qualified under 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3), |
| 27 | (4), (7), (8), (10), or (19), or a chamber of commerce qualified |
| 28 | under 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(6), from conducting drawings by chance |
| 29 | pursuant to the authority granted by this section, provided the |
| 30 | organization has complied with all applicable provisions of |
| 31 | chapter 496. |
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |