Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to bingo games, including the price to play and the value of merchandise prizes
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 18, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2024
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 1, 2024
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 26, 202445–1
- Done: House committeeMarch 6, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 10, 202483–14
- Done: To the GovernorApril 29, 2024
- Done: Signed into lawMay 1, 2024
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Licensed organizations would be banned from charging more than $50 to play a single game of bingo. While the cost to play is limited, the value of prizes could increase, allowing merchandise prizes to be worth up to $950. If the prize is a single firearm, the maximum value allowed would be $5,000.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to bingo games provided by a licensed qualified organization. The bill prohibits a licensed qualified organization from conducting or offering a bingo game for which the price to play exceeds $50 per game. The bill also increases the maximum permissible value of a merchandise prize awarded in a game of bingo from $250 to $950, unless the merchandise prize consists solely of one firearm, in which case the maximum permissible value is $5,000.
House subcommittee
Named March 5, 2024. On March 6, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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