Bill > SB2254

This bill modifies existing Texas law regarding charitable raffles conducted by nonprofit wildlife conservation associations by allowing them to sell or offer raffle tickets through their internet websites, but only to previously identified supporters of the organization. The bill specifically prohibits these organizations from using mass communication methods like television, radio, or newspaper advertising to promote raffles statewide, and maintains restrictions on graphical or animated representations of raffle entries or drawings. The new provision explicitly permits local chapters, affiliates, wildlife cooperatives, and units of nonprofit wildlife conservation associations to sell raffle tickets online to their established supporters, with the caveat that they cannot use dynamic animations or graphics that showcase raffle entries or ticket drawings. The bill will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if it does not receive the necessary immediate voting support.

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