HB791
Charitable gaming; conduct of athletic event drawings.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
Feb. 5, 2026
House: Read third time and defeated by House (29-Y 65-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Terry Austin (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Charitable gaming; conduct of athletic event drawings.
Authorizes affiliated nonprofit organizations to conduct athletic event drawings in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill places limits on when and where an athletic event drawing may be held and requires the prize amount of any such drawing to ... (More) be 50 percent of the total amount collected from the sale of the tickets. The bill requires the organization to donate a certain percentage of the remaining funds in accordance with Department regulations. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103433D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (38-Y 58-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reconsidered
- 02/04/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (29-Y 65-N 0-A)
