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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the marketing and advertising of the veterans' |
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assistance lottery game. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 466.027, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall market and advertise the lottery |
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game operated under this section in a manner intended to inform the |
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public that the game tickets are available for purchase and that the |
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game proceeds are used to fund veterans programs in this state. The |
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amount the commission spends on its marketing and advertising |
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budget to promote the game operated under this section shall be |
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equivalent to the amount the commission spends to promote any other |
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instant-ticket lottery game operated under this chapter. The game |
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tickets must clearly state that the game proceeds are used to |
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benefit the veterans in this state. The Texas Veterans Commission |
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may make recommendations to the Texas Lottery Commission relating |
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to the marketing and advertising of the game. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |