Bill Sponsors: TX SJR31 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature

Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Gaming Commission, authorizing and regulating the operation of casino games and slot machines by a limited number of licensed operators and certain Indian tribes, authorizing a limited state video lottery system to be operated at horse and greyhound racetracks and on Indian tribal lands, and reducing the number of illegal gambling machines.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-18 - Referred to State Affairs [SJR31 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Rodney Ellis [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-013FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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