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  89R3485 PRL-D     By: Guillen, et al. H.B. No. 1842       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the sale of charitable raffle tickets by certain   nonprofit wildlife conservation associations.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2002.054, Occupations Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  The organization may not:                (1)  directly or indirectly, by the use of paid   advertising, promote a raffle through a medium of mass   communication, including television, radio, or newspaper;                (2)  promote or advertise a raffle statewide, other   than on the organization's Internet website or through a   publication or solicitation, including a newsletter, social media,   or electronic mail, provided only to previously identified   supporters of the organization; or                (3)  sell or offer to sell tickets for a raffle   statewide , except as provided by Subsection (a-1) .           (a-1)     A nonprofit wildlife conservation association,   including each local chapter, affiliate, wildlife cooperative, or   unit, that for purposes of this chapter is a qualified nonprofit   organization eligible under Section 2002.003(e), may use the   organization's Internet website to sell or offer to sell tickets   for a raffle to previously identified supporters of the   organization.   This subsection does not authorize the use of an   Internet website to:                 (1)     provide a graphic or dynamic animation of an entry   to a raffle; or                 (2)     provide a graphic or dynamic animation of the   drawing of raffle tickets.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.