1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/09/2021 12:23pm
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A bill for an act
relating to lawful gambling; modifying membership requirements of the Gambling
Control Board; permitting use of debit or credit card for raffle purchases; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.151, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) The board consists of seven members, as follows: (1) five
members appointed by the governor; (2) one member appointed by the commissioner of
public safety; and (3) one member appointed by the attorney general.
(b) All appointments under this subdivision are with the advice and consent of the senate.
(c) deleted text begin After expiration of the initial terms,deleted text end Appointments are for four years.new text begin A member may
continue holding office until a successor is appointed unless, prior to the expiration of the
member's term, the appointing authority notifies the board that a member's appointment
may not be extended.
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(d) The board shall select one of its members to serve as chair. No more than three
members appointed by the governor under this subdivision may belong to the same political
party.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 349.2127, subdivision 7, during a telephone
communication initiated by persons seeking to purchase a raffle ticket, an organization may
accept a check or debit card for raffle purchases, provided a debit card is checked against
a nationally recognized database of bank identification numbers that confirms the card is a
debit card.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment and
expires July 1, 2022.
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