BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 1438: Shooting sports contests

Authorizing bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations to conduct Calcutta auctions on shooting sports contests.

Summary

Authorizes shooting sports and activities sweepstakes by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations, permitting wagers of money, when the outcome of the sweepstakes is dependent on the scores or the shooting abilities of a shooting sports contest between individual shooters or teams of shooters, when conducted in one of three ways.
Establishes parameters around three authorized methods of conducting shooting sports and activities sweepstakes.
Limits participation in shooting sports and activities sweepstakes to members of the sponsoring organization and their bona fide guests.
Describes when amounts paid to participate in or conduct a shooting sports and activities contest or competitive event are considered, or are not considered, "retail sales" under the Business & Occupations Tax.

From the House Bill Analysis 2023 (HB 1438), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to authorizing bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations to conduct Calcutta auctions on shooting sports contests;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 1438 (2017–18) Balanced budget/education · Did not pass · died in committee
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HB 1438 (2011–12) Adult offender supervision · Enacted · Chapter 135, Laws of 2011
HB 1438 (2009–10) Filing report to legislature · Did not pass · died in committee