Bill Text: TX HJR23 | 2017-2018 | 85th 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) 2017-04-17 - Left pending in committee [HJR23 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HJR23-Introduced.html
| 85R1813 DMS-F | ||
| By: Raymond | H.J.R. No. 23 | |
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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 the 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 in the county, justice precinct, or | ||
| municipality. The Legislature may impose a fee on the devices 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 7, 2017. | ||
| 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." | ||
