Charitable raffles.

The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to permit private, nonprofit organizations to conduct raffles as a funding mechanism to support beneficial and charitable works, if, among other conditions, at least 90% of the gross receipts from the raffle go directly to beneficial or charitable purposes in California. The California Constitution further authorizes the Legislature to amend the percentage of gross receipts required to be dedicated to beneficial or charitable purposes by a statute passed by a23 vote of each house of the Legislature. Existing statutory law generally regulates raffles conducted by eligible organizations for beneficial or charitable purposes. Existing statutory law requires the Department of Justice to administer and enforce those provisions. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.