PRINTER'S NO. 929
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
768
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, LANGERHOLC, MASTRIANO, SCHWANK, AUMENT,
PITTMAN, J. WARD, HUTCHINSON, STEFANO, ROBINSON, ARGALL,
MARTIN AND BARTOLOTTA, JUNE 21, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
JUNE 21, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 2, 2019 (P.L.366, No.56), entitled "An
act providing for sports raffles for charity; and making
related repeals," further providing for athletic event
drawing.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4(e) of the act of July 2, 2019 (P.L.366,
No.56), known as the Sports Raffle Charities Act, is amended and
the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 4. Athletic event drawing.
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(e) Distribution.--The prize amount of an athletic event
drawing shall be 50% of the total amount collected from the sale
of athletic event drawing tickets. Except as provided under
subsection (f), the other 50% of the total amount collected from
the sale of athletic event drawing tickets shall be donated
[within seven days from the date of the drawing] by the
affiliated nonprofit organization conducting the athletic event
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drawing [to one] in accordance with the following:
(1) Forty-five percent of the other 50% of the total
amount collected from the sale of athletic event drawing
tickets shall be donated within seven days from the date of
the drawing to one or more designated charitable
organizations for which the drawing was conducted and shall
be used exclusively for public interest purposes.
(2) Five percent of the other 50% of the total amount
collected from the sale of athletic event drawing tickets
shall be used to fund grants issued by the Office of State
Fire Commissioner under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subchs. B (relating
to Fire Company Grant Program) and C (relating to Emergency
Medical Services Grant Program). No later than June 30, 2022,
and each June 30 thereafter, the affiliated nonprofit
organization shall remit the amount collected under this
paragraph in the prior year to the department. The department
shall report the amount remitted under this paragraph to the
State Treasurer . The State Treasurer shall transfer the
amount to a restricted revenue account within the General
Fund to fund grants issued by the Office of State Fire
Commissioner under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subchs. B and C.
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(k.1) Report.--
(1) The affiliated nonprofit organization shall compile
a report with all of the following information for the prior
year:
(i) T he total amount collected from the sale of
athletic event drawing tickets.
(ii) The total amount donated to one or more
designated charitable organizations for which the
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athletic event drawing was conducted under subsection (e)
(1).
(iii) The total amount remitted under subsection (e)
(2) to fund grants issued by the Office of State Fire
Commissioner under 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 78 Subchs. B and C.
(2) No later than June 30, 2022, and each June 30
thereafter, the affiliated nonprofit organization shall
submit the report under paragraph (1) to the State Treasurer
on a form prescribed by the State Treasurer. The State
Treasurer shall submit the report to all of the following:
(i) The department.
(ii) The chair and minority chair of the
Appropriations Committee of the Senate.
(iii) The chair and minority chair of the
Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
(iv) The chair and minority chair of the Veterans
Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the
Senate.
(v) The chair and minority chair of the Veterans
Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House
of Representatives.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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