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House Bill 1127 |
House Author: Smith et al. |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Patrick |
House Bill 1127 amends the Local Government Code to authorize the commissioners court of a county with a population of four million or more to regulate, subject to certain requirements, the operation of game rooms.
House Bill 1127 authorizes a peace officer or county employee to inspect a business in the county to determine how many amusement redemption machines that are subject to regulation are located on the premises of the business and authorizes a peace officer or county employee to inspect any business in which six or more amusement redemption machines are located to determine whether the business is in compliance with the bill's provisions and regulations adopted under the bill's provisions.
House Bill 1127 authorizes the county to sue in district court for an injunction to prohibit the violation or threatened violation of the bill's provisions or a game room regulation adopted by the commissioners court. The bill establishes that a person who violates the bill's provisions or such a regulation is liable to the county for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. The bill makes it a Class A misdemeanor offense to intentionally or knowingly operate a game room in violation of a regulation adopted under the bill's provisions.