HB2491 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Relating to conditions on holding online raffles.

What is the status of HB2491?

Passed both chambers as of April 28, 2025.

Who sponsored HB2491?

Crouse, Kathie Hess (R, 019), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2491?

On the West Virginia Legislature website: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2491&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session

West Virginia HB2491: Relating to conditions on holding online raffles

Q: What does HB2491 do?

In its own words: An act to amending and reenacting §47-21A-1, §47-21A-2, §47-21A-3, §47-21A-4, §47-21A-5, §47-21A-8, and §47-21A-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to establishing that legislative intent that institutions of higher education have a need for raising funds and granted the privilege of holding online raffles, relating to amending and adding definitions relating to the allowance that institutions of higher education are subject to this article, relating to allowing institutions of higher education to be authorized to conduct certain online raffles without a license, relati.

Status: Passed both chambers, April 28, 2025

The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement that charity raffle licensees utilize a geo-location or geo-fencing technology to ensure that raffle participants are located within the state.

What the bill says

An act to amending and reenacting §47-21A-1, §47-21A-2, §47-21A-3, §47-21A-4, §47-21A-5, §47-21A-8, and §47-21A-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to establishing that legislative intent that institutions of higher education have a need for raising funds and granted the privilege of holding online raffles, relating to amending and adding definitions relating to the allowance that institutions of higher education are subject to this article, relating to allowing institutions of higher education to be authorized to conduct certain online raffles without a license, relati.

From the enrolled text, April 10, 2025:

AN ACT to amending and reenacting §47-21A-1, §47-21A-2, §47-21A-3, §47-21A-4, §47-21A-5, §47-21A-8, and §47-21A-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to establishing that legislative intent that institutions of higher education have a need for raising funds and granted the privilege of holding online raffles, relating to amending and adding definitions relating to the allowance that institutions of higher education are subject to this article, relating to allowing institutions of higher education to be authorized to conduct certain online raffles without a license, relating to designating that an institution of higher education may hold an online raffle, apply for a license including an annual license, relating to striking the requirement that online charitable raffle licensees utilize a geo-location or geo-fencing technology licensee, relating to striking language that required a licensee to maintain in the state of West Virginia its servers used to transmit information for the purposes of patron participation, relating to providing that charitable online raffle occasions are not considered as a sports wagering activity or an interactive wagering activity, relating to gross proceeds from an institution of higher educations' charitable online raffle occasion shall be exempt from certain taxes, relating to the expanded and other information that institutions of higher education must provide in an application for a license to conduct charitable online raffle occasions, …

West Virginia HB2491: Relating to conditions on holding online raffles

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