78R984 EMT-F

By:  Flores                                                       H.B. No. 1217



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to authorizing the Texas Lottery Commission to participate 
in a multijurisdiction lottery game.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 466, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter J to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER J.  PARTICIPATION IN MULTIJURISDICTION LOTTERY GAME
	Sec. 466.451.  MULTIJURISDICTION AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED.  The 
commission may enter into a written agreement with the appropriate 
officials of one or more other states or other jurisdictions, 
including foreign countries, to participate in the operation, 
marketing, and promotion of a multijurisdiction lottery game.
	Sec. 466.452.  REVENUE FROM MULTIJURISDICTION LOTTERY. (a)  
Except as provided by this section, revenue received from the sale 
of tickets in this state for a multijurisdiction lottery game is 
subject to Subchapter H.
	(b)  The commission may deposit a portion of the revenue 
received from the sale of multijurisdiction lottery game tickets in 
this state into a fund shared with other parties to an agreement 
under this subchapter for the payment of prizes awarded in 
multijurisdiction lottery games in which the commission 
participates.  The commission may retain that revenue in the fund 
for as long as necessary to pay prizes claimed during the period 
designated for claiming a prize in the multijurisdiction lottery 
game.
	Sec. 466.453.  PAYMENT OF COSTS AUTHORIZED. The commission 
may share in the payment of costs associated with participating in 
multijurisdiction lottery games.
	SECTION 2.   This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.