HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Licensing & Administrative Procedures
SUBCOMMITTEE: Gaming & Raffles

TIME & DATE: 10:30AM or upon final adjourn./recess
             Tuesday, April 5, 2005

PLACE: E2.030

CHAIR: Rep. Tony J. Goolsby

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To consider the following:


HB 103            Van Arsdale / et al.
Relating to the punishment for the offense of possession of a
gambling device, equipment, or paraphernalia.

HB 175            Chisum
Relating to allowing a lodge or other local organization affiliated
with a grand lodge or similar charitable or benevolent institution
or order incorporated under state law to hold a charitable raffle.

HB 541            Krusee
Relating to the types of nonprofit organizations that may conduct
raffles.

HB 659            Hupp
Relating to authorizing a qualified organization under the
Charitable Raffle Enabling Act to conduct a reverse raffle.

HB 1085            Dawson
Relating to the maximum value of a charitable raffle prize.

HB 1824            Dutton
Relating to authorizing an alcoholic beverage permit holder to host
a card game.

HB 2715            Menendez
Relating to authorizing licensed bingo organizations to conduct
charitable poker games.

HB 2797            Chavez
Relating to the authority of federally recognized Indian tribes
along the Texas-Mexico border to engage in bingo.

HB 3296            Bohac
Relating to authorizing a general-purpose political committee to
conduct a raffle to raise money for political purposes.

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