Bill Text: TX SJR13 | 2027-2028 | 90th Legislature Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming on certain lands under state law; limiting certain taxes and fees.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-11-09 - Filed [SJR13 Detail]
Download: Texas-2027-SJR13-Introduced.html
| By: Gutierrez | S.J.R. No. 13 | |
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| proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo | ||
| Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming on certain lands under | ||
| state law; limiting certain taxes and fees. | ||
| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 47(a), Article III, Texas Constitution, | ||
| is amended 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), and (e) of this section and Section 47a | ||
| of this article. | ||
| SECTION 2. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 47a to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 47a. (a) If, after January 1, 2027, this state by | ||
| general law or constitutional amendment authorizes video lottery | ||
| terminals, slot machines, or other forms of gaming not otherwise | ||
| authorized before that date, the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of | ||
| Texas is authorized to offer at a location the tribe designates any | ||
| game, device, or other form of gaming, including any form of mobile | ||
| gaming, authorized under that law or amendment. The number of games | ||
| or devices authorized at the designated location is equal to any | ||
| maximum number of games or devices authorized under that law or | ||
| amendment for other gaming locations. The designated location must | ||
| be on land in this state owned or leased by the Kickapoo Traditional | ||
| Tribe of Texas that is outside the boundary of the tribe's | ||
| reservation. | ||
| (b) The gaming authorized under this section shall be | ||
| regulated by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas and the | ||
| Secretary of State. A rule on gaming conducted by the tribe that | ||
| this state adopts may not be more restrictive than a rule applicable | ||
| to other comparable types of gaming licensed by this state. | ||
| (c) A state or local tax rate or fee may not be imposed on | ||
| the tribe's gaming operations in an amount that exceeds the amount | ||
| of a tax rate or fee imposed on the operators of other gaming | ||
| locations or facilities in this state. | ||
| SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
| submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2027. | ||
| The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
| proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the | ||
| Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming on certain | ||
| lands under state law." | ||
