REPRESENTATIVES Seaver, Allen, Aslanides, Boccieri, Book, Carano, Cirelli, Collier, Distel, Domenick, Driehaus, Faber, Fessler, Harwood, Koziura, Perry, Redfern, Sferra, Willamowski, Wilson

To amend sections 2915.101 and 2915.13 of the Revised

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Code to allow a veteran's organization, fraternal

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organization, or sporting organization that is

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licensed to conduct bingo to retain one hundred

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per cent of the net profit from the proceeds of

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the sale of instant bingo for its own charitable

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purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 2915.101 and 2915.13 of the Revised	8
Code be amended to read as follows:	9

Sec. 2915.101. Except as otherwise provided by law, a	10
charitable organization that conducts instant bingo shall	11
distribute the net profit from the proceeds of the sale of instant	12
bingo as follows:	13

(A)(1) If a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization,	14
or a sporting organization conducted the instant bingo, the	15
organization shall distribute the net profit from the proceeds of	16
the sale of instant bingo, as follows:	17

(a) A minimum of fifty per cent shall be distributed to an	18
organization described in division (Z)(1) of section 2915.01 of	19
the Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal	20
government, the state, or any political subdivision;	21

(b) Five per cent may be distributed for the organization's	22
own charitable purposes.	23

(c) Forty-five per cent may be deducted and retained by the	24
organization for the organization's expenses in conducting the	25
instant bingo game.	26

(2) If a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization, or	27
a sporting organization does not distribute the full percentages	28
specified in divisions (A)(1)(b) and (c) of this section for the	29
purposes specified in those divisions, the organization shall	30
distribute the balance of the net profit from the proceeds of the	31
sale of instant bingo not distributed or retained for those	32
purposes to an organization described in division (Z)(1) of	33
section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	34

(3) A veteran's organization, a fraternal organization, or a	35
sporting organization shall pay the expenses that are directly for	36
the conduct of instant bingo by check from the checking account	37
devoted exclusively to the bingo session or game and may deduct	38
and retain the remainder of the thirty-five per cent of the net	39
profit from the proceeds of the sale of instant bingo that is for	40
the organization's expenses in conducting the instant bingo game	41
and may transfer that remainder into the organization's general	42
account.	43

(B) If a charitable organization other than a veteran's	44
organization, a fraternal organization, or a sporting organization	45
conducted the instant bingo, the organization shall distribute one	46
hundred per cent of the net profit from the proceeds of the sale	47
of instant bingo to an organization described in division (Z)(1)	48
of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code or, to a department or	49
agency of the federal government, the state, or any political	50
subdivision, or to a veteran's organization, fraternal	51
organization, or sporting organization that is licensed to conduct	52
any form of bingo pursuant to section 2915.08 of the Revised Code.	53

Sec. 2915.13. (A) A veteran's organization, a fraternal	54
organization, or a sporting organization authorized to conduct a	55
bingo session pursuant to sections 2915.01 to 2915.12 of the	56
Revised Code may conduct instant bingo other than at a bingo	57
session if all of the following apply:	58

(1) The veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	59
sporting organization limits the sale of instant bingo to ten	60
consecutive hours per day for up to six days per week.	61

(2) The veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	62
sporting organization limits the sale of instant bingo to its own	63
premises and to its own members and invited guests.	64

(3) The veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	65
sporting organization is raising money for an organization that is	66
described in subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the	67
Internal Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or an	68
organization that maintains its principal place of business in	69
this state, that is exempt from federal income taxation under	70
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	71
Internal Revenue Code, and that is in good standing in this state	72
and executes a written contract with that organization as required	73
in division (B) of this section, or the veteran's organization,	74
fraternal organization, or sporting organization is raising money	75
for its own charitable purposes.	76

(B) If a veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	77
sporting organization authorized to conduct instant bingo pursuant	78
to division (A) of this section is raising money for another	79
organization that is described in subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2),	80
or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is either a	81
governmental unit or an organization that maintains its principal	82
place of business in this state, that is exempt from federal	83
income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in	84
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that is in	85
good standing in this state, the veteran's organization, fraternal	86
organization, or sporting organization shall execute a written	87
contract with the organization that is described in subsection	88
509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code	89
and is either a governmental unit or an organization that	90
maintains its principal place of business in this state, that is	91
exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and	92
described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,	93
and that is in good standing in this state in order to conduct	94
instant bingo. That contract shall include a statement of the	95
percentage of the net proceeds that the veteran's, fraternal, or	96
sporting organization will be distributing to the organization	97
that is described in subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3)	98
of the Internal Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or	99
an organization that maintains its principal place of business in	100
this state, that is exempt from federal income taxation under	101
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	102
Internal Revenue Code, and that is in good standing in this state.	103

(C)(1) If a veteran's organization, fraternal organization,	104
or sporting organization authorized to conduct instant bingo	105
pursuant to division (A) of this section has been issued a liquor	106
permit under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, that permit may be	107
subject to suspension, revocation, or cancellation if the	108
veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or sporting	109
organization violates a provision of sections 2915.01 to 2915.13	110
of the Revised Code.	111

(2) No veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	112
sporting organization that enters into a written contract pursuant	113
to division (B) of this section shall violate any provision of	114
Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code, or permit, aid, or abet any	115
other person in violating any provision of Chapter 2915. of the	116
Revised Code.	117

(D) A veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	118
sporting organization shall give all required proceeds earned from	119
the conduct of instant bingo to the organization with which the	120
veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or sporting	121
organization has entered into a written contract or retain the	122
proceeds earned from the conduct of instant bingo if the veteran's	123
organization, fraternal organization, or sporting organization is	124
raising money for its own charitable purposes.	125

(E) Whoever violates this section is guilty of illegal	126
instant bingo conduct. Except as otherwise provided in this	127
division, illegal instant bingo conduct is a misdemeanor of the	128
first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	129
violation of this section, illegal instant bingo conduct is a	130
felony of the fifth degree.	131

Section 2. That existing sections 2915.101 and 2915.13 of the	132
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	133