H. B. 2276
(By Delegate Stalnaker)
[Introduced January 9, 2008; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated
§47-20-32
, relating
to allowing
nonprofit organizations to hold up to two
charitable Texas hold'em tournaments per year.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated
§47-20-32
, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 20. CHARITABLE BINGO.
§47-20-32. Texas hold'em tournament license.
A charitable or public service organization may, upon payment
of a one hundred dollar license fee, apply to the Tax Commissioner
for issuance of an annual Texas hold'em license. A bona fide
senior citizens organization shall pay a fifty dollar license fee.
All revenue from the license fee shall be deposited in the special revenue account established under the authority of section two-a,
article nine, chapter eleven of this code and used to support the
investigatory activities provided in that section. The Tax
Commissioner shall promulgate legislative rules in accordance with
article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code specifying those
organizations which qualify as charitable or public service
organizations.
A holder of a Texas hold'em license may conduct two charitable
Texas hold'em tournaments each year during the period of the
license at which up to ten thousand dollars in prizes may be
awarded. No such tournament may be held at an establishment
possessing an ABCC license.
A charitable or public service organization operating a Texas
hold'em tournament shall publish game and tournament rules as well
as a statement of the charitable or public service purpose or
purposes for which the tournament proceeds will be expended, and
how those proceeds shall be divided. The operation of a Texas
hold'em tournament and related concessions may not be subcontracted
out to any business or corporation.
A charitable or public service organization that has a
regular, limited occasion or super bingo license may apply for a
Texas hold'em license.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow for nonprofit
organizations to hold up to two charitable Texas hold'em
tournaments per year.
This section
is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.