Bill Text: TX HJR18 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing local option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-05 - Left pending in committee [HJR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HJR18-Introduced.html
86R637 DMS-F | ||
By: Raymond | H.J.R. No. 18 |
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing local option | ||
elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners. | ||
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 of any county, justice precinct, or | ||
municipality to determine by a majority vote of the qualified | ||
voters voting on the question at an election whether eight-liners | ||
may be legally operated or prohibited in the county, justice | ||
precinct, or municipality. The Legislature may impose a fee on | ||
gaming devices approved by a majority of the voters or authorize a | ||
political subdivision to impose a fee on the 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 5, 2019. | ||
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." |