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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of legislative committees to study |
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proposals on the conduct of gaming in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The House Gaming Legislation Review |
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Committee and the Senate Gaming Legislation Review Committee are |
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created to review, evaluate, and recommend legislative proposals to |
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authorize gaming in this state in counties that by local option |
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election approve the conduct of gaming in the county. |
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(b) The House Gaming Legislation Review Committee is |
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composed of 17 members of the house of representatives appointed by |
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the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(c) The Senate Gaming Legislation Review Committee is |
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composed of 17 members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant |
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governor or 16 members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant |
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governor and the lieutenant governor, as determined by the |
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lieutenant governor. |
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(d) Each committee shall select its officers and determine |
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the rules of its proceedings as each committee considers |
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appropriate. |
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(e) Each committee shall conduct public hearings throughout |
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this state and solicit testimony from interested persons concerning |
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the legalization of gaming in this state on a local option basis. |
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(f) Not later than January 1, 2011: |
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(1) the House Gaming Legislation Review Committee |
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shall prepare and deliver to the governor and both houses of the |
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legislature a report containing the committee's findings and |
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recommendations for legislation to authorize and regulate the |
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conduct of gaming in this state in counties that by local option |
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election approve the conduct of gaming in the county; and |
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(2) the Senate Gaming Legislation Review Committee |
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shall prepare and deliver to the governor and both houses of the |
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legislature a report containing the committee's findings and |
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recommendations for legislation to authorize and regulate the |
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conduct of gaming in this state in counties that by local option |
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election approve the conduct of gaming in the county. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act: |
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(1) the speaker of the house of representatives shall |
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make the appointments to the House Gaming Legislation Review |
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Committee; and |
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(2) the lieutenant governor shall make the |
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appointments to the Senate Gaming Legislation Review Committee. |
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SECTION 3. The House Gaming Legislation Review Committee |
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and the Senate Gaming Legislation Review Committee are abolished |
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and this Act expires on January 2, 2011. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |