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By: Thompson of Harris |
H.B. No. 394 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2013; |
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May 2, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 6, Nays 2; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to limits on prizes for bingo games. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2001.420(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A [For bingo games other than pull-tab bingo, a] person |
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may not offer or award on a single bingo occasion prizes with an |
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aggregate value of more than $2,500 for all bingo games other than: |
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(1) pull-tab bingo; or |
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(2) bingo games that award individual prizes of $50 or |
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less. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |
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