By Armbrister S.B. No. 219
76R3248 GJH-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the total amount of state lottery prizes that may be
1-3 awarded in a fiscal year.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 466.015(c), Government Code, is amended
1-6 to read as follows:
1-7 (c) The commission may adopt rules governing the
1-8 establishment and operation of the lottery, including rules
1-9 governing:
1-10 (1) the type of lottery games to be conducted;
1-11 (2) the price of each ticket;
1-12 (3) the number of winning tickets and amount of the
1-13 prize paid on each winning ticket[, except that the total amount of
1-14 prizes awarded under this chapter may not exceed the amount
1-15 described in Subsection (d)];
1-16 (4) the frequency of the drawing or selection of a
1-17 winning ticket;
1-18 (5) the number and types of locations at which a
1-19 ticket may be sold;
1-20 (6) the method to be used in selling a ticket;
1-21 (7) the use of vending machines or electronic or
1-22 mechanical devices of any kind, other than machines or devices that
1-23 dispense currency or coins as prizes;
1-24 (8) the manner of paying a prize to the holder of a
2-1 winning ticket;
2-2 (9) the investigation of possible violations of this
2-3 chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter;
2-4 (10) the means of advertising to be used for the
2-5 lottery;
2-6 (11) the qualifications of vendors of lottery services
2-7 or equipment;
2-8 (12) the confidentiality of information relating to
2-9 the operation of the lottery, including:
2-10 (A) trade secrets;
2-11 (B) security measures, systems, or procedures;
2-12 (C) security reports;
2-13 (D) bids or other information regarding the
2-14 commission's contracts, if disclosure of the information would
2-15 impair the commission's ability to contract for facilities, goods,
2-16 or services on terms favorable to the commission;
2-17 (E) personnel information unrelated to
2-18 compensation, duties, qualifications, or responsibilities; and
2-19 (F) information obtained by commission security
2-20 officers or investigators;
2-21 (13) the development and availability of a model
2-22 agreement governing the division of a prize among multiple
2-23 purchasers of a winning ticket purchased through a group purchase
2-24 or pooling arrangement;
2-25 (14) the criteria to be used in evaluating bids for
2-26 contracts for lottery facilities, goods, and services; or
2-27 (15) any other matter necessary or desirable as
3-1 determined by the commission, to promote and ensure:
3-2 (A) the integrity, security, honesty, and
3-3 fairness of the operation and administration of the lottery; and
3-4 (B) the convenience of players and holders of
3-5 winning tickets.
3-6 SECTION 2. Section 466.015(d), Government Code, is repealed.
3-7 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
3-8 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
3-9 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
3-10 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
3-11 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
3-12 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.