HBA-MPA S.B. 616 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 616
By: Brown
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
5/6/1999
Engrossed
5/6/1999

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the sunset date for the Texas Lottery Commission (commission) is
September 1, 2003. Texas law requires a contract between the commission and
the lottery operator to terminate on or before September 1, 2004.  This
automatic termination date restricts the next lottery operator contract to
a maximum of two years which would put the commission at a disadvantage
when it begins to negotiate a new contract.  S.B. 616 allows the contract
to be terminated without penalty should the lottery division of the
commission be abolished. 
  
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 466.003(b), Government Code, to provide that a
contract between the lottery division, established by the Texas Lottery
Commission under Chapter 467 (Texas Lottery Commission), and a lottery
operator under Section 466.014(b) (Powers and Duties of Commission and
Executive Director) must contain a provision allowing the contract to be
terminated without penalty should the division be abolished, rather than
terminate on or before September 1, 2004. 

SECTION 2.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.