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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duration of a bingo occasion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2001.103(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A temporary license is valid for six [four] hours during |
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any one day. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2001.419(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A bingo occasion may not exceed six [four] hours. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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bingo occasion conducted under a license issued under Chapter 2001, |
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Occupations Code, before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act. The holder of an unused temporary license issued before the |
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effective date of this Act may submit to the Texas Lottery |
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Commission, in the manner required by the commission, a license |
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amendment or a notification that provides the specific date and |
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time of the bingo occasion for which the temporary license will be |
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used, and the commission may adopt the rules and procedures |
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necessary to accomplish that purpose. |
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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, 2019. |