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House Bill 2728 |
House Author: Thompson et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Van de Putte |
Under previous law governing the operation and regulation of charitable bingo, a crime of moral turpitude included any offense that was classified in Texas as a Class A misdemeanor and put the honesty and integrity of the individual who committed the offense in question. House Bill 2728 amends the Occupations Code to revise that provision to include simply any Class A misdemeanor defined by another Texas law as a crime of moral turpitude.
House Bill 2728 adds the revoking or suspending of a commercial lessor's license by the Texas Lottery Commission to actions that preclude a licensed authorized organization that conducts bingo lawfully at premises under a commercial lessor's license that is part of an individual's estate from continuing to conduct bingo at those premises after the license holder dies or becomes incapacitated. The bill extends to the commission the authorization to temporarily or permanently enjoin the conduct of bingo at premises under a commercial lessor's license and establishes that grounds for enjoining such conduct include the showing of sufficient cause by the commission for revoking or suspending the license.