By: Kuempel (Senate Sponsor - Whitmire) H.B. No. 1963
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 1, 2009;
  April 27, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on State
  Affairs; May 6, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 6, 2009, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to eliminating the limitation on lottery advertising
  expenses based on the lottery prize payout percentage.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 466.015(d), Government Code, is
  repealed.
         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, 2009.
 
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