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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation and regulation of charitable bingo. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 2001.108(b) and (c), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If the other organization ceased or will cease |
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conducting bingo for the reason stated in Subsection (a)(1), the |
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commission must act on the joint application filed under Subsection |
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(a) not later than the 14th [10th] day after the date the |
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application is filed with the commission. |
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(c) If the other organization ceased or will cease |
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conducting bingo for the reason stated in Subsection (a)(2), the |
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commission must act on the joint application filed under Subsection |
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(a) not later than the 14th [10th] day after the date the |
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application is filed with the commission or the date on which the |
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termination takes effect, whichever is later. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 2001.211(b), (c), and (d), Occupations |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If a change occurs after issuance of a manufacturer's or |
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distributor's license, the license holder shall report the change |
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to the commission not later than the 14th [10th] day after the date |
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of the change. |
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(c) Not later than the 14th [10th] day after the date of the |
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change, a license holder shall notify the commission of a change in: |
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(1) the license holder's organization, structure, or |
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mode of operation; |
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(2) the identity of persons named or required to be |
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named in the application and the nature or extent of those persons' |
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interest; or |
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(3) any other facts stated in the application. |
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(d) Failure to give a notice required under this section is |
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cause for: |
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(1) denial, suspension, or revocation of a license; or |
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(2) imposition of an administrative penalty or other |
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administrative action. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2001.314, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.314. IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR APPROVED BINGO |
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WORKER. (a) The commission may require an individual [a person] |
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listed in the registry maintained under Section 2001.313 to wear an |
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identification card to identify the individual [person] to license |
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holders, bingo players, and commission staff while the individual |
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[person] is on duty during the conduct of bingo. The commission by |
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rule shall prescribe the form and content of the card. |
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(b) The commission shall provide the identification card |
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and shall provide a form to be completed by an individual [a person] |
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that allows the individual [person] to prepare the identification |
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card. The commission shall collect a reasonable charge to cover the |
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cost of providing the card or form. |
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(c) An identification card required by the commission under |
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this section to be worn by an individual [a person] while on duty |
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during the conduct of bingo must be in substantial compliance with |
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the form and content requirements prescribed by the commission |
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under this section. |
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(d) The commission may not require any other individual |
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[person] licensed under this chapter, or an individual [a person] |
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acting on the license holder's behalf, to wear an identification |
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card, whether or not the individual [person] is present or |
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performing the individual's [person's] duties during the conduct of |
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bingo. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2001.356(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) If a notice of temporary suspension is served on a |
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license holder, the director of bingo operations shall |
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simultaneously serve notice of a hearing, to be held not later than |
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the 14th [10th] day after the date the notice is served, at which |
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the license holder must show cause why the license should not be |
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temporarily suspended on the 14th [10th] day after the date the |
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notice is served. If the license holder does not show cause, the |
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license is suspended. |
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SECTION 5. Section 2001.603(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Not later than the 21st [14th] day after the date on |
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which the report is issued, the director shall give written notice |
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of the report to the person alleged to have committed the violation. |
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SECTION 6. Sections 2001.656(a), (b), and (d), Occupations |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a majority of the qualified voters voting on the |
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question in a legalization election vote in favor of legalization, |
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bingo is legalized throughout the political subdivision beginning |
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on the 14th [10th] day after the date the result of the election is |
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officially declared, except as otherwise provided as to a part of |
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the political subdivision for which Section 2001.657 requires a |
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contrary status. |
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(b) If a majority of the qualified voters voting on the |
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question in a prohibitory election vote in favor of prohibition, |
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bingo is prohibited throughout the political subdivision beginning |
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on the 14th [10th] day after the date the result of the election is |
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officially declared, except as otherwise provided as to a part of |
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the political subdivision for which Section 2001.657 requires a |
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contrary status. |
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(d) The governing body of a political subdivision in which a |
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bingo election has been held shall not later than the 14th [10th] |
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day after the date of the election give written notification to the |
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commission of the results of the election. If as a result of the |
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election bingo is legalized in the political subdivision, the |
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governing body shall furnish the commission with a map prepared by |
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the governing body indicating the boundaries of the political |
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subdivision in which bingo may be conducted. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |