Senate File 2042 SENATE FILE BY FRAISE, STEWART, SENG, HORN, DEARDEN, KREIMAN, WARNSTADT, DVORSKY, QUIRMBACH, GRONSTAL, KIBBIE, COURTNEY, RAGAN, DOTZLER, BLACK, and McCOY Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for the awarding of a cash prize at an annual 2 raffle. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5726XS 80 5 ec/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 99B.7, subsection 1, paragraph d, 1 2 unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, Code Supplement 2003, are 1 3 amended to read as follows: 1 4 Cash prizes shall not be awarded in games other than bingo 1 5 and raffles. The value of a prize shall not exceed ten 1 6 thousand dollars and merchandise prizes shall not be 1 7 repurchased. If a prize consists of more than one item, unit, 1 8 or part, the aggregate value of all items, units, or parts 1 9 shall not exceed ten thousand dollars. However, one raffle 1 10 may be conducted per calendar year at which real property or 1 11 one or more merchandise prizes having a combined value of more 1 12 than ten thousand dollars may be awarded or a cash prize of up 1 13 to one hundred fifty thousand dollars may be awarded. 1 14 If a raffle licensee holds a statewide raffle license, the 1 15 licensee may hold not more than eight raffles per calendar 1 16 year at which real property or one or more merchandise prizes 1 17 having a combined value of more than ten thousand dollars may 1 18 be awarded or a cash prize of up to one hundred fifty thousand 1 19 dollars may be awarded. Each such raffle held under a 1 20 statewide license shall be held in a separate county. 1 21 EXPLANATION 1 22 This bill allows an annual raffle, or a raffle conducted by 1 23 a statewide raffle licensee, to award a cash prize of up to 1 24 $150,000. Under current law, an annual raffle or raffle 1 25 conducted by a statewide raffle licensee can award real 1 26 property or merchandise having a value of more than $10,000 1 27 without a provision specifically authorizing a cash prize. 1 28 LSB 5726XS 80 1 29 ec/gg/14 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35