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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3012 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Mason All Sponsors:Mason Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1100dw99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Lotteries, State; to conduct when raising money for charitable purposes; Gambling, Charitable Organizations History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee House 19981209 Prefiled, referred to Committee 30 HWM Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 16-19-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LOTTERIES SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A LOTTERY TO BE CONDUCTED WHICH IS INTENDED TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-19-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 292 of 1996, is further amended by adding at the end:
"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or organization which conducts a lottery, bingo, raffles, and other similar activities intended to raise money for charitable purposes may not be prosecuted under the provisions of this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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