79R8502 YDB-D

By:  West, Royce                                                S.J.R. No. 29 



A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the operation of 
video lottery games on behalf of the state by persons licensed to 
operate the games in counties or municipalities in which the voters 
have approved the operation of the games.
	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 Subsections (f) and 
(g) 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)  The Legislature by general law may authorize a person 
licensed by the State for that purpose to operate video lottery 
games on behalf of the State as a form of lottery authorized by 
Subsection (e) of this section in counties or municipalities in 
which the voters have approved the operation of the games.
	(g)  For purposes of Subsection (f) of this section, "video 
lottery game" means a game of chance that may be played for 
consideration by an individual on an electronic machine or video 
display and in which the player may win a thing of value each time 
the game is played.
	SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2005.  
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 
proposition:  "The constitutional amendment authorizing the 
operation of video lottery games on behalf of the state by persons 
licensed to operate video lottery games in counties or 
municipalities in which the voters have approved the operation of 
the games."