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OH HB295

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/12/2011

Primary Sponsor

Lorraine Fende

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Origin

House of Representatives

129th General Assembly (2011-2012)

AI Summary

  • Removes the time restriction that prohibited charitable organizations from conducting games of chance or bingo on fairgrounds during a fair, one week before, or three days after a fair
  • Allows county and independent agricultural societies to permit charitable organizations to conduct games of chance or bingo at any time, in accordance with Chapter 2915 of the Revised Code
  • Permits charitable organizations to lease all or part of a fairground from an agricultural society for conducting games of chance or bingo
  • Maintains existing prohibitions on spirituous liquor sales and gambling during fair periods, except for state lottery ticket sales at the state fairground
  • Requires proceeds from intoxicating liquor sales on fairgrounds to first cover insurance costs for all buildings on the fairground, then support other lawful purposes

Legislative Description

To remove the prohibition that an agricultural society must not permit, during, for one week before, or for three days after a fair, a charitable organization to conduct games of chance or bingo on the fairground.

Agricultural society-bingo/games of chance-not permit during or close to fair

Last Action

To Local Government

7/12/2011

Full Bill Text

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