71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 626
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON RULES AND REDISTRICTING (at the request
of Senator Peter Courtney for Salem Boys and Girls Club)
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AN ACT
Relating to exceptions to licensing requirements for bingo games;
amending ORS 464.390; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 464.390 is amended to read:
464.390. (1) When the Department of Justice determines that
there is a compelling community need for the charitable
activities funded by a bingo operation, and that funding will be
seriously reduced by the operation of ORS 167.117 and 167.118 and
this chapter, then the department may grant exceptions to ORS
464.250 (1)(i), 464.340 and 464.350 for any bingo licensee that
was operating a bingo game in January 1987.
(2) The department shall review the exceptions granted under
this section not less than once per year, unless the department
determines that there has been a material change of circumstances
since the time the exceptions were granted to the licensee, in
which case the department shall initiate an immediate review of
the license.
(3) The department may not continue an exception to a licensee
that otherwise meets the requirements of this section if there
has been a material change of circumstances since the time when
the licensee was granted the exception.
(4) For purposes of this section, 'a material change of
circumstances' includes:
(a) Failure of the licensee to conduct a bingo game for
{ - six - } { + 18 + } consecutive months in accordance with
the exceptions previously granted by the department; or
(b) Operation by the licensee of its bingo game in a county
other than the county in which it operated its bingo game in
January 1987 { + , unless the game remains in the same city + }.
(5)(a) Subject to this section, a bingo licensee may continue
to operate a bingo game under the terms of an exception that was
granted under this section prior to October 4, 1997, including
but not limited to any limitation on the annual handle imposed or
applicable under the terms of the exception.
(b) On written notice to the department, a licensee may elect
to operate a bingo game under ORS 167.118 without a limitation on
the annual handle of the licensee.
(c) A licensee that elects to operate a bingo game without a
limitation on the annual handle of the licensee shall comply with
ORS 464.350.
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SECTION 2. { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by Senate February 27, 2001
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House March 28, 2001
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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