Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD863: An Act to Allow a Person or Organization Conducting a Raffle to Use an Approved Payment Management System
Status: Signed into law, June 10, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Allow a Person or Organization Conducting a Raffle to Use an Approved Payment Management System.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Allow a Person or Organization Conducting a Raffle to Use an Approved Payment Management System Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §1837-C, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 636, §3, is amended to read: §1837-C. Raffle entry by payment management system 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Geolocation technology" means a computer program or data collection system that can be used to identify the geographic location of a person an individual interacting with that computer program or data collection system through the Internet. B. "Payment management system" means a mobile application or other digital platform and the accompanying computer software used to accept payment for a raffle chance or ticket through the Internet. 2. Use of payment management system. When conducting a raffle under section 1837‐A that is not an Internet raffle, an eligible a person or organization may accept payment for a raffle chance or ticket from a payment management system B. The raffle chance or ticket is purchased by a person an individual who is at least 18 years of age; and C. The raffle chance or ticket is purchased by a person an individual who is physically located in the State or another state where the purchase of that raffle chance or …
Sponsors
- James White (R, 30) · primary sponsor
- Daniel Ankeles (D, 100)
- Steven Bishop (R, 17)
- Bradlee Farrin (R, 3)
- Richard Mason (R, 97)
- Karen Montell (D, 54)
- Wayne Parry (R, 140)
- D. Ray (D, 40)
- Shelley Rudnicki (R, 67)
- Russell White (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) in concurrence.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-226). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
- : Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Common questions
- What is LD863?
- LD863 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Allow a Person or Organization Conducting a Raffle to Use an Approved Payment Management System.
- What does LD863 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Allow a Person or Organization Conducting a Raffle to Use an Approved Payment Management System.
- What is the status of LD863?
- Signed into law as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (May 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD863?
- James White (R, 30), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD863?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=863&snum=132
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