HBA-NIK H.B. 3335 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3335
By: McClendon
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
4/13/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, an employee of the Texas Lottery Commission and an independent
certified public accountant must witness and validate each lottery drawing.
The equipment is inspected immediately before and after each drawing.  If
the drawing is invalid, a new drawing occurs.  Currently, there is no
mechanism in place to inform the public if an announced lottery drawing has
been invalidated and a new drawing has occurred.  H.B. 3335 requires the
Texas Lottery Commission to adopt rules requiring the commission to
promptly notify sales agents and the news media when any lottery drawing is
invalid and must be redrawn. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking
authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Lottery Commission in SECTION
1 (Section 466.401, Government Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 466.401, Government Code, by adding Subsection
(d), to require the Texas Lottery Commission (commission) to adopt rules
requiring the commission to promptly notify sales agents and the news media
when any lottery drawing is invalid and must be redrawn.  Requires
notification under this subsection to be made in a manner that provides
reasonable notice to the public. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999.
Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.