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78S40266 YDB-D

By:  Flores                                                     H.J.R. No. 3  



A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to 
operate video lotteries.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                       
	SECTION 1.  Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is 
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to 
read as follows:
	(a)  The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries 
and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by 
Subsections (b), (d), [and] (e), and (f) of this section.
	(f)  For purposes of Subsection (e) of this section, a 
lottery may include a game of chance that is played by a single 
individual on an electronic machine or video display and in which 
the individual player may win a thing of value each time the game is 
played or conducted.  The State may enter into a contract with one 
or more legal entities, including an Indian tribe recognized by the 
United States under federal law, to operate lottery games described 
by this subsection on behalf of the State, and may permit the entity 
operating the games to retain a portion of the net proceeds from the 
games.
	SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 
submitted to the voters at an election to be held ______________, 
2004.  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against 
the proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the 
state to operate video lottery games as part of the state lottery 
and to contract with federally recognized Indian tribes and other 
entities to operate video lottery games for the state."