By Goolsby                                            H.B. No. 3360
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to pull-tab bingo.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Section 2001.403, Occupations Code, is amended to
 1-5     read as follows:
 1-6           (a)  Except as provided by this section, no more than one
 1-7     bingo premises may exist under a common roof or over a common
 1-8     foundation.
 1-9           (b)  This section does not apply if more than one premises
1-10     lawfully exists under a common roof or over a common foundation
1-11     under a license application filed with the commission on or before
1-12     May 23, 1997.  The commission shall renew a license at the premises
1-13     that is otherwise in compliance with this chapter.
1-14           (c)  Subsection (b) does not apply if a premises under a
1-15     common roof or over a common foundation ceases to lawfully exist.
1-16           (d)  Subsection (a) does not apply to pull-tab bingo.
1-17           SECTION 2. Section 2001.406, Occupations Code, is amended to
1-18     read as follows:
1-19           (a)  The rent charged by a licensed commercial lessor to a
1-20     licensed authorized organization to conduct bingo may not exceed
1-21     $600 for each bingo occasion conducted on the lessor's premises
1-22     unless the organization subleases the premises to one or more other
1-23     licensed authorized organizations to conduct bingo, in which event
 2-1     the rent charged by the licensed commercial lessor may not exceed
 2-2     $600.
 2-3           (b)  Rent for premises used for the conduct of bingo must be
 2-4     paid in a lump sum.  The lump sum must include all expenses
 2-5     authorized by Section 2001.458 that are paid by the licensed
 2-6     authorized organization to the lessor in connection with the use of
 2-7     the premises.
 2-8           (c)  This section does not apply to the rent charged under a
 2-9     lease or other contract in existence on May 31, 1989, and on file
2-10     with the comptroller on that date but does apply to the rent
2-11     charged under a renewal of or extension of that lease or other
2-12     contract.
2-13           (d)  Subsection (a) does not apply to pull-tab bingo.  The
2-14     commission may adopt rules to establish the rent to be paid in
2-15     connection with the conduct of pull-tab bingo.
2-16           SECTION 3. Section 2001.408, Occupations Code, is amended to
2-17     read as follows:
2-18           Subject to the commission's rules, bingo may be played using
2-19     a pull-tab bingo ticket.  The provisions of Section 2001.419(b) and
2-20     (c) do not apply to pull-tab bingo.
2-21           SECTION 4. This Act takes effect October 1, 2001.