Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking page 4, lines 5-6, and inserting the following:
/ 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), 501(c)(19), or 501(d), or is a class, department, or organization of an educational institution, as defined in Chapter 56, Title 33; and /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by striking page 4, lines 17-29, and inserting the following:
/ (B)(1) The requirement to register with the secretary for the purpose of operating raffles for charitable purposes shall apply to any and all nonprofit organizations that intend to operate a raffle in this State, including those organizations that are exempt from or not required to follow the requirements for solicitation of charitable funds pursuant to Chapter 56, Title 33.
(2) An exemption from registration for the purpose of operating raffles is authorized for:
(a) raffles operated by a nonprofit organization for charitable purposes, where a non-cash prize is donated for the nonprofit raffle and the total value of the prize or prizes offered for a raffle event is not more than five hundred dollars; and
(b) fifty-fifty raffles where the tickets are sold to members or guests of a nonprofit organization, and not to the general public, and the total value of proceeds collected is not more than nine hundred fifty dollars.
(3) An organization operating a raffle that is within an exemption authorized by the provisions of (B)(2) shall not operate more than one raffle every seven calendar days. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by striking page 5, lines 3-6, and inserting the following:
/ (E) Nonprofit organizations, other organizations, and persons operating raffles for charitable purposes are subject to investigation and other actions by the secretary and subject to all penalties contained in Chapters 56 and 57, Title 33.
(F) Nonprofit organizations, other organizations or persons operating raffles or lotteries that violate the provisions of Chapter 19, Title 16, are subject to investigation and other actions by law enforcement. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by striking page 6, lines 22-24, and inserting the following:
/ (2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no member, director, officer, employee, or agent of a nonprofit organization, a member of the family of any of those persons, or an entity in /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by striking page 7, lines 13-17 and inserting the following:
/ (K) The provisions of this chapter are not intended and shall not be construed to allow the operation or play of raffles through electronic gambling devices or machines, slot machines, video poker or similar electronic play devices and do not amend or alter in any manner the prohibitions on video poker or similar electronic play devices in Chapter 21, Title 12 or Chapter 19, Title 16. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by striking page 11, lines 31-42 and page 12, lines 1-2 and inserting the following:
/ SECTION 2. Nothing in the provisions of this act, including the allowance of persons to operate casino nights for entertainment purposes when no prizes, financial rewards, or incentives are received by players, shall alter or amend the terms of "The Catawba Indian Claims Settlement Agreement" or "The Catawba Indian Claims Settlement Act", as referenced in S.C. Code Ann. Sections 27-16-10 through 27-16-140 (2010) and in 25 U.S.C. Sections 941 through 941n (2010), or the holding of the South Carolina Supreme Court in Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina v. State of South Carolina, 372 S.C. 519, 642 S.E.2d 751 (2007). /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.