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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to rules governing the sale of tickets to an instant |
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lottery game. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 466.015, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The commission shall adopt rules governing instant |
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lottery games that: |
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(1) require the commission to initiate procedures to |
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close an instant lottery game after all top prizes in the game have |
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been claimed or on an earlier date as determined by the executive |
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director; and |
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(2) prohibit the sale of instant lottery game tickets |
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after the 46th day after the date the commission initiates |
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procedures to close the game. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |