Bill Text: TX HB3012 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to certain gaming activity conducted by an Indian tribe or tribal organization.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-18 - Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures [HB3012 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB3012-Introduced.html
 
 
  By: N. Gonzalez of El Paso H.B. No. 3012
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain gaming activity conducted by an Indian tribe or
  tribal organization.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 47.09(a), Penal Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (a)  It is a defense to prosecution under this chapter that
  the conduct:
               (1)  was authorized under:
                     (A)  Chapter 2001, Occupations Code;
                     (B)  Chapter 2002, Occupations Code; or
                     (C)  the Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's
  Texas Civil Statutes);
               (2)  consisted entirely of participation in gambling or
  other gaming activity of a type that is or may be permitted under
  the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq.),
  as amended, without regard to whether the gambling or gaming
  activity is conducted by an Indian tribe to which that Act applies,
  if the gambling or gaming activity is conducted:
                     (A)  by a federally recognized Indian tribe or
  tribal organization as listed by the United States secretary of the
  interior under 25 U.S.C. Section 479a-1 on January 1, 2013; and
                     (B)  on premises designated by the tribe or tribal
  organization for that gambling or other gaming activity on land
  that is recognized as tribal land of that tribe or tribal
  organization by the federal government;
               (3)  consisted entirely of participation in the state
  lottery authorized by Chapter 466, Government Code; or
               (4) [(3)]  was a necessary incident to the operation of
  the state lottery and was directly or indirectly authorized by:
                     (A)  Chapter 466, Government Code;
                     (B)  the lottery division of the Texas Lottery
  Commission;
                     (C)  the Texas Lottery Commission; or
                     (D)  the director of the lottery division of the
  Texas Lottery Commission.
         SECTION 2.  (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
  only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
  Act.
         (b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this
  Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For the
  purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the
  effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
  before that date.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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