Loading chat...

OH SB86

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2015

Primary Sponsor

Randall Gardner

Click for details

Origin

Senate

131st General Assembly (2015-2016)

AI Summary

  • Permits charitable organizations to conduct not-for-profit quarter auctions without requiring a bingo license.

  • Defines "quarter auction" as a form of bingo where winners are determined by purchasing numbered bid paddles that correspond to chips or tokens drawn from a receptacle.

  • Prohibits any person from conducting a quarter auction except as authorized charitable organizations under the bill; violators face misdemeanor charges (first offense) or felony charges (subsequent offenses).

  • Adds "quarter auction" to the definition of bingo and requires charitable organizations to maintain records of quarter auction activities, including gross receipts, expenses, and prizes awarded.

  • Amends sections 2915.01, 2915.07, and 2915.10 of the Revised Code and enacts new section 2915.096 to implement the quarter auction provisions.

Legislative Description

Allows charitable groups to conduct not-for-profit auctions

State and Local Government : State Government

Last Action

Refer to Committee: Finance

3/4/2015

Committee Referrals

Finance3/4/2015

Full Bill Text

No bill text available