Bill Amendment: TX HJR102 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature

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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize wagering in this state on certain sporting events and requiring the legislature to dedicate to property tax relief at least 98 percent of the net state tax revenue generated from the wagering on sporting events.

Status: 2023-05-12 - Received from the House [HJR102 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HJR102-House_Amendment_H_2_4-Morales_Eddie.html

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Amend HJR 102 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 5, strike "Subsection (f)" and substitute "Subsections (f) and (g)".

(2)  On page 1, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:

(g)  Any federally recognized Indian tribe with federal trust land in Texas that is subject to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub. L. No. 100-497) may offer sports wagering, fantasy sports contests, and interactive wagering on acceptance by the tribe and approval by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Section 2710(d) of an executed sports wagering agreement containing only the following provisions:

(1)  a provision providing that the tribe may engage in sports wagering, fantasy sports contests, and interactive wagering;

(2)  a provision providing that sports wagering, fantasy sports contests, and interactive wagering must be offered in compliance with rules adopted by the tribe that include, at a minimum, consumer protection provisions;

(3)  a provision providing that sports wagering, fantasy sports contests, and interactive wagering must be regulated pursuant to an ordinance approved in accordance with 25 U.S.C. Section 2710;

(4)  a provision providing that the conduct of the sports wagering, fantasy sports contests, and interactive wagering must comply with all applicable provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub. L. No. 100-497) and the implementing regulations; and

(5)  to the extent permitted by federal law, a provision providing that interactive wagering by patrons physically located in the state shall be deemed to occur where the wager is received and processed on the tribe's Indian lands.