Bill Text: TX HJR37 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing local option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners or similar gaming devices; authorizing a fee.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Referred to State Affairs [HJR37 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HJR37-Introduced.html
87R590 ADM-F | ||
By: Raymond | H.J.R. No. 37 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing local option | ||
elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners or | ||
similar gaming devices; authorizing a fee. | ||
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries | ||
and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by | ||
Subsections (b), (d), (d-1), [ |
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(f) The Legislature by law may authorize and regulate the | ||
operation of gaming devices commonly known as eight-liners or | ||
similar gaming devices. A law enacted under this subsection must | ||
allow the qualified voters voting at an election in any county, | ||
justice precinct, or municipality to determine by majority vote | ||
whether the gaming devices may be legally operated or prohibited in | ||
the county, justice precinct, or municipality. The Legislature may | ||
impose a fee on the gaming devices approved by a majority of the | ||
voters or authorize a political subdivision to impose a fee on the | ||
gaming devices. The Legislature may determine the rate of the fee | ||
and the allocation of the revenue from the fee notwithstanding any | ||
other provision of this Constitution governing the rate or | ||
allocation of occupations taxes. | ||
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. | ||
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing local | ||
option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of | ||
eight-liners or similar gaming devices." |