LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 23, 2021

TO:
Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2168 by Krause (Relating to ticket sales for charitable raffles conducted by the charitable foundations of certain professional sports teams.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Occupations Code as it relates to the sale of charitable raffle tickets. The bill would allow professional sports team charitable foundations to sell raffle tickets at home venue games, through interactive media apps, and through the websites of the professional sport team associated with the foundation conducting the raffle. The bill would limit sales to individuals physically located within he State of Texas at the time of the transaction. 

The bill would remove the definition of a debit card and would repeal the criminal penalties associated with the offense of accepting forms of payment other than U.S. currency or debit card for these raffles.

It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to ticket sales for charitable raffles conducted by the charitable foundations of certain professional sports teams could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 362 Texas Lottery Commission
LBB Staff:
JMc, SZ, MB, EJ