Bill Text: TX SJR39 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize sports wagering in this state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SJR39 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SJR39-Introduced.html
| By: Hinojosa | S.J.R. No. 39 | |
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| proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature | ||
| to legalize sports wagering in this state. | ||
| 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 | ||
| placing of wagers on sporting events as defined by law. | ||
| SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
| submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. | ||
| The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
| proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the | ||
| legislature to legalize sports wagering in this state." | ||
