Bill Amendment: TX HJR155 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety programs, support the horse racing industry, and reform horse racing and greyhound racing by authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, authorizing sports wagering, authorizing Tribal-State compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes, and creating the Texas Gaming Commission to regulate casino gaming and sports wagering; requiring a license to conduct casino gaming; and requiring the imposition of a casino gaming tax, sports wagering tax, and license application fees.

Status: 2023-05-12 - Postponed 1/12/27 10:00 AM [HJR155 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HJR155-House_Amendment_H_2_1-Geren.html

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Amend CSHJR 155 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 3, line 19, between "education" and the semicolon, insert ", including salaries and benefits for public school teachers".

(2)  On page 13, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter the subsections of added Section 47a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:

(____)  The legislature by law shall allocate 80 percent of the revenue received from the tax imposed on gross casino gaming revenue of casino license holders to increase salaries for public school teachers in this State and to cost of living adjustments for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. The legislature by law shall allocate a portion of the revenue received from the tax imposed on gross casino gaming revenue of casino license holders to public safety programs.

(3)  Strike "tax relief and" in each of the following places it appears:

(A)  page 1, line 2;

(B)  page 1, line 19;

(C)  page 4, line 23; and

(D)  page 14, line 27.