HB 156 (BR 485) - J. Wayne, T. Burch, L. Clark, J. Draud, T. Firkins, J. Glenn, D. Horlander, D. Keene, C. Miller, F. Nesler, C. Rollins II, S. Santoro, T. Thompson, R. Weston, A. Wuchner

     AN ACT relating to charitable gaming.
     Amend KRS 238.550 to increase the reporting requirement for donated prizes; amend KRS 238.560 to require a letter of warning for not willful violations; amend KRS 238.570 to provide for a fee adjustment process.

HB 156 - AMENDMENTS

     HCS - Clarify when an act is not willful and provide guidance for proper response; modify the method and amount of adjustment of the fee imposed on charitable gaming operations.

     SFA (1, D. Boswell) - Establish a graduated reporting schedule based on annual gross receipts and type of gaming conducted; require, as part of that schedule, that all licensed charitable organizations that have annual gross receipts of less than $200,000 and that do not have weekly bingo sessions report to the office annually at a time determined by the office; require all other licensed charitable organizations to submit reports to the office at least quarterly at such times as established in administrative regulations; set out a procedure by which the advisory committee's comments are included when administrative regulations are filed under the procedures established in KRS Chapter 13A; replace three of the at-large members on the advisory commission with one representative from the veterans' organizations, one representative form volunteer firefighters' organizations, and one representative from Catholic organizations; permit an organization to request a change in the date, time, or location of a charitable gaming event by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile; require the licensee to include a lease with the submission; require the office to accept or deny the request for the change within 10 days; permit a charitable organization to hold a charity fundraising event, including a special limited charity fundraising event, in a county other than that in which the organization has its principal place of business; permit a charity fundraising event to be held at licensee's conventions.

     CCR - Cannot agree.

     FCCR - Retain original provisions of HCS and SFA 1 with two changes, clarify that licensees with annual gross receipts of $200,0000 or less are exempt from quarterly reporting requirements, and clarify that a charity fundraising event may be held at a charitable gaming licensee's convention rather than any gaming licensee's convention.

     Jan 2-introduced in House
     Jan 3-to Licensing and Occupations (H)
     Feb 13-posted in committee
     Feb 21-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
     Feb 22-2nd reading, to Rules
     Feb 28-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 1, 2007
     Mar 2-3rd reading, passed 88-4 with Committee Substitute
     Mar 5-received in Senate
     Mar 6-to Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S)
     Mar 7-taken from committee; 1st reading; returned to Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S)
     Mar 8-reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill; floor amendment (1) filed
     Mar 9-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 9, 2007; 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with floor amendment (1) ; received in House; posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)
     Mar 12-House refused to concur in Senate floor amendment (1) ; received in Senate
     Mar 26-posted for passage for receding from Senate floor amendment (1) ; Senate refused to recede from floor amendment (1) ; Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate; Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate; Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate; Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate; Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate; Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate; Bill passed 37-0; received in House
     Mar 27-Free Conference Committee report adopted in House; Bill passed 94-3; enrolled, signed by each presiding officer; delivered to Governor
     Apr 5-signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 120)

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