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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of bingo games. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2001.002(18), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(18) "Net proceeds" means: |
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(A) in relation to the gross receipts from one or |
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more bingo occasions, the amount remaining after deducting the |
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reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for expenses |
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under Section 2001.458 and the prize tax [fee on prizes] under |
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Section 2001.502; and |
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(B) in relation to the gross rent or other |
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consideration received by a licensed authorized organization for |
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the use of its premises, fixtures, or equipment by another license |
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holder, the amount remaining after deducting the reasonable sums |
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necessarily and actually expended for any janitorial services and |
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utility supplies directly attributable to the use of the premises, |
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fixtures, or equipment. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2001.003, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.003. REGULATORY FUNDING FROM LICENSE FEES AND |
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BINGO PRIZE TAXES [FEES]. It is the intent of the legislature that |
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the funding necessary for the administration of this chapter by the |
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commission be collected by the commission from commercial lessor, |
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manufacturer, and distributor license fees and money paid to the |
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commission by bingo players as [bingo] prize taxes [fees]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2001.060(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), "adjusted gross |
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receipts" means the amount remaining after deducting prizes paid, |
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excluding prize taxes [fees] collected from bingo players. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2001.103(d), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) An organization operating under a temporary license is |
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subject to: |
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(1) the fees and any prize taxes authorized or imposed |
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by this chapter; and |
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(2) the other provisions of this chapter to the extent |
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they can be made applicable. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 2001.305(b) and (c), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Immediately after issuing [receiving] a license, the |
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commission [a license holder] shall send a copy of the license to |
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the appropriate governing body. The governing body shall file the |
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copy of the license in a central file containing licenses issued |
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under this chapter. |
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(c) Not later than the 10th day after the date a license is |
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issued, the commission [license holder] shall give written notice |
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of the issuance of the license to: |
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(1) the police department of the municipality in which |
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bingo will be conducted, if bingo is to be conducted in a |
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municipality; or |
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(2) the sheriff of the county in which bingo will be |
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conducted, if bingo is to be conducted outside a municipality. |
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SECTION 6. The heading to Section 2001.312, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.312. FAILURE TO FILE [FEE] REPORTS AND REQUESTED |
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INFORMATION. |
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SECTION 7. Section 2001.313(h), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(h) A licensed authorized organization may employ an |
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individual who is not on the registry established by this section as |
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an operator, manager, cashier, usher, caller, or salesperson on a |
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provisional basis if the individual is awaiting the results of a |
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background check by the commission: |
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(1) for a period not to exceed 30 [14] days if the |
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individual is a resident of this state; or |
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(2) for a period to be established by commission rule |
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if the individual is not a resident of this state. |
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SECTION 8. Section 2001.355(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Before temporarily suspending a license, the director |
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of bingo operations must follow any prehearing rules adopted by the |
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commission to determine if the license holder's continued operation |
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may constitute: |
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(1) an immediate threat to the health, safety, morals, |
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or welfare of the public; or |
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(2) a financial loss to this state, which includes a |
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license holder's failure to remit prize tax [fee] payments under |
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Section 2001.502 to the commission as required by that section. |
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SECTION 9. Section 2001.419, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (c), (d), and (e) and adding Subsections |
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(c-1) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), no [No] more |
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than two bingo occasions may be conducted at the same premises |
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during one day except that a third bingo occasion may be conducted |
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under a temporary license held by a licensed authorized |
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organization at that premises. |
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(c-1) In addition to the bingo occasions authorized to be |
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conducted at the same premises during one day under Subsection (c), |
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on not more than three days of a calendar week, one or two |
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additional bingo occasions may be held at the same premises at which |
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bingo occasions are conducted under that subsection under the |
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annual license of one or more licensed authorized organizations. |
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(d) If more than one bingo occasion is conducted at the same |
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premises on the same day: |
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(1) the bingo occasions must be announced separately; |
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(2) the licensed times may not overlap; and |
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(3) notwithstanding Subsection (e), bingo cards may be |
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sold during a bingo occasion for play during a subsequent bingo |
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occasion that is scheduled to begin at the same premises in not more |
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than eight hours after the sale of cards for the subsequent occasion |
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begins. |
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(e) Bingo cards, pull-tab bingo tickets, and the use of |
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card-minding devices [paper] for a bingo occasion may be sold at the |
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licensed premises at any time beginning one hour before the bingo |
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occasion and ending at the conclusion of the bingo occasion |
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[begins]. |
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(f) If pull-tab bingo tickets are sold by one licensed |
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authorized organization that conducts consecutive bingo occasions |
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during one day, the organization may account for and report all of |
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the pull-tab bingo ticket sales for the occasions as sales for the |
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final occasion. |
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SECTION 10. Section 2001.437(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If the unit accounting agreement of a unit states that a |
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unit manager is responsible for compliance with commission rules |
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and this chapter, the unit manager is responsible for: |
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(1) the filing of one quarterly report for the unit on |
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a form prescribed by the commission; and |
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(2) the payment of fees and any taxes and the |
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maintenance of the bingo inventory and financial records of the |
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unit. |
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SECTION 11. Section 2001.451, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (b), (g), and (i) and adding Subsection |
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(g-1) to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 2001.502(a), a [A] |
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licensed authorized organization shall deposit in the bingo account |
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all funds derived from the conduct of bingo, less the amount awarded |
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as cash prizes under Sections 2001.420(a) and (b). Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b-1), a deposit must be made not later than |
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the third [second] business day after the day of the bingo occasion |
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on which the receipts were obtained. |
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(g) Except as provided by Subsection (g-1), the [The] bingo |
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operations of a licensed authorized organization must[:
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[(1)
result in net proceeds over the organization's
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license period; or
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[(2) if the organization has a two-year license,] |
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result in net proceeds for the organization's bingo operations over |
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each 24-month [12-month] period beginning on the first [that ends
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on an] anniversary of the date the initial [two-year] license was |
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issued to the organization. |
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(g-1) The bingo operations of a unit as defined by Section |
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2001.431 must result in net proceeds for the unit's bingo |
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operations over each 24-month period beginning on the first |
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anniversary of the date the unit is formed. |
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(i) Prize taxes [fees] held in escrow for remittance to the |
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commission are not included in the calculation of operating capital |
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under Subsection (h). |
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SECTION 12. The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 2001, |
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Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER K. PRIZE TAX [FEES] |
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SECTION 13. Section 2001.502, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.502. PRIZE TAX [FEE]. (a) A licensed authorized |
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organization or unit as defined by Section 2001.431 shall[:
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[(1)] collect from a person who wins a cash bingo prize |
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of more than $5 a tax [fee] in the amount of five percent of the |
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amount [or value] of the prize. Each quarter, the licensed |
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authorized organization or unit shall remit 50 percent of the |
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amount collected as the prize tax to the commission and: |
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(1) if a county or municipality in which the bingo game |
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is conducted voted before November 1, 2019, to impose the prize tax, |
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50[; and
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[(2)
remit to the commission a fee in the amount of
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five] percent of the amount collected as the prize tax to: |
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(A) the county in which the bingo game is |
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conducted, if the county voted to impose the tax by that date and |
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the location at which bingo is conducted is not within the |
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boundaries of a municipality; |
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(B) the municipality in which the bingo game is |
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conducted, if the municipality voted to impose the tax by that date |
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and the county in which the bingo game is conducted did not vote to |
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impose the tax by that date; or |
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(C) in equal shares, the county and the |
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municipality in which the bingo game is conducted, if the county and |
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municipality each voted to impose the tax before that date; or |
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(2) if a county or municipality is not entitled to a |
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percentage of the amount of taxes collected under Subdivision (1), |
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deposit 50 percent of the amount collected as the prize tax in the |
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general charitable fund of the organization or unit to be used for |
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the charitable purposes of the organization or organizations [or
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value of all bingo prizes of more than $5 awarded]. |
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(b) The governing body of a county or municipality that |
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voted to impose a prize tax under Subsection (a) may at any time |
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vote to discontinue the imposition of the tax. If a county or |
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municipality votes after November 1, 2019, to discontinue the tax, |
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the taxes shall be collected by the licensed authorized |
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organization or unit as defined by Section 2001.431 and deposited |
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as provided by Subsection (a)(2). |
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(c) A licensed authorized organization or unit as defined by |
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Section 2001.431 that receives notice from the commission under |
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Subchapter K-1 of the termination of an entitlement of this state |
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and any county or municipality to a share of a prize tax shall |
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continue to collect the prize tax. A prize tax collected under this |
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subsection shall be deposited into the general fund of the licensed |
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authorized organization or unit to be used for the charitable |
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purposes of the organization or organizations. |
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(d) A tax collected under Subsection (a) does not apply to: |
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(1) a merchandise prize awarded as a prize for winning |
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a bingo game, including a bingo card, a pull-tab bingo ticket, a |
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bingo dauber, or other bingo merchandise; or |
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(2) the use of a card-minding device awarded as a prize |
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for winning a bingo game. |
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SECTION 14. Section 2001.504, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.504. PAYMENT AND REPORTING OF PRIZE TAX [FEE]. |
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(a) A prize tax [fee on prizes] authorized or imposed under this |
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subchapter is due and is payable by the license holder or a person |
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conducting bingo without a license to the commission and county or |
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municipality, as applicable, quarterly on or before the 25th day of |
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the month succeeding each calendar quarter. |
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(b) The prize tax report [of the fee on prizes] must be filed |
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under oath on forms prescribed by the commission. |
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(c) The commission shall adopt rules for the payment of the |
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prize tax [fee on prizes]. |
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(d) A license holder required to file a prize tax report [of
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the fee on prizes] shall deliver the quarterly report with the net |
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amount of the fee due to the commission. |
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SECTION 15. The heading to Section 2001.507, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.507. COLLECTION AND DEPOSIT [DISBURSEMENT] OF |
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PRIZE TAX [FEE]. |
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SECTION 16. Section 2001.507(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall deposit the revenue collected from |
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the prize tax [fee on prizes] imposed by Section 2001.502 to the |
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credit of [a special account in] the general revenue fund. |
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SECTION 17. Section 2001.508, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.508. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PAY OR REPORT PRIZE |
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TAX. (a) If a person fails to file a report of the prize tax [fee on
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prizes] as required by this chapter or fails to pay to the |
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commission the prize tax [fee on prizes] imposed under this chapter |
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when the report or payment is due, the person forfeits five percent |
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of the amount due as a penalty, and after the first 30 days, the |
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person forfeits an additional five percent. |
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(b) A delinquent payment of the prize tax [fee on prizes] |
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accrues interest at the rate provided by Section 111.060, Tax Code, |
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beginning on the 60th day after the due date. |
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SECTION 18. Section 2001.509, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.509. RECOMPUTATION OF PRIZE TAX [FEE]. If the |
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commission is not satisfied with a report of the prize tax [fee on
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prizes] or the amount of the prize tax [fee on prizes] required to |
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be remitted under this chapter to the state by a person, the |
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commission may compute and determine the amount required to be paid |
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on the basis of: |
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(1) the facts contained in the report of the prize tax |
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[fee on prizes] or report of receipts and expenses; or |
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(2) any information possessed by the commission or |
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that may come into the possession of the commission, without regard |
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to the period covered by the information. |
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SECTION 19. Sections 2001.510(a) and (c), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a license holder fails to make a required report of |
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the prize tax [fee on prizes], or if a person conducts bingo without |
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a license, the commission shall make an estimate of the prizes |
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awarded at a bingo occasion. The commission shall make the estimate |
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for the period in respect to which the license holder or other |
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person failed to make a report. |
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(c) On the basis of the commission's estimate, the |
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commission shall compute and determine the amount of the prize tax |
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[fee on prizes] required to be paid to the state and shall add to |
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that amount a penalty of 10 percent of the amount. |
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SECTION 20. Sections 2001.511(a) and (c), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If the commission believes that the collection of the |
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prize tax [fee on prizes], an amount of the prize tax [fee on
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prizes] required to be remitted to the state, or the amount of a |
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determination will be jeopardized by delay, the commission shall |
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make a determination of the prize tax [fee on prizes] or amount of |
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the prize tax [fee] required to be collected, noting the finding of |
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jeopardy on the determination. The determined amount is due and |
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payable immediately. |
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(c) A delinquency penalty of 10 percent of the prize tax |
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[fee on prizes] or amount of the prize tax [fee on prizes] and |
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interest at the rate of 10 percent a year attaches to the amount of |
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the prize tax [fee on prizes] or the amount of the prize tax [fee on
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prizes] required to be collected. |
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SECTION 21. Section 2001.512, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.512. APPLICATION OF TAX LAWS. (a) Subtitle B, |
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Title 2, Tax Code, applies to the administration, collection, and |
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enforcement of the prize tax [fee on prizes] imposed under Section |
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2001.502 except as modified by this chapter. |
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(b) In applying the provisions of Subtitle B, Title 2, Tax |
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Code, to the prize tax [fee on prizes] imposed under Section |
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2001.502 only, the prize tax [fee on prizes] is [treated as if it
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were] a tax and the powers and duties assigned to the comptroller |
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under that subtitle are assigned to the commission. |
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SECTION 22. Section 2001.513(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) At any time within three years after a person is |
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delinquent in the payment of an amount of the prize tax [fee on
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prizes], the commission may collect the amount under this section. |
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SECTION 23. Sections 2001.514(a), (c), and (d), Occupations |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To secure payment of the prize tax [fee on prizes] |
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imposed under this subchapter, each license holder shall furnish to |
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the commission: |
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(1) a cash bond; |
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(2) a bond from a surety company chartered or |
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authorized to do business in this state; |
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(3) certificates of deposit; |
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(4) certificates of savings; |
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(5) United States treasury bonds; |
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(6) subject to the approval of the commission, an |
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assignment of negotiable stocks or bonds; or |
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(7) other security as the commission considers |
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sufficient. |
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(c) On a license holder's failure to pay the prize tax [fee
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on prizes] imposed under this subchapter, the commission may notify |
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the license holder and any surety of the delinquency by jeopardy or |
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deficiency determination. If payment is not made when due, the |
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commission may forfeit all or part of the bond or security. |
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(d) If the license holder ceases to conduct bingo and |
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relinquishes the license holder's license, the commission shall |
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authorize the release of all bonds and other security on a |
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determination that no amounts of the prize tax [fee on prizes] |
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remain due and payable under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 24. Section 2001.515, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.515. COMMISSION'S DUTIES. The commission shall |
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perform all functions incident to the administration, collection, |
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enforcement, and operation of the prize tax [fee on prizes] imposed |
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under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 25. Chapter 2001, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter K-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER K-1. TERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO PRIZE TAX SHARE |
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Sec. 2001.521. COMMISSION DETERMINATION; TERMINATION. (a) |
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At the request of any person or on its own motion, the commission |
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may determine for a county in which a licensed authorized |
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organization conducts bingo that: |
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(1) a place of business in the county offers patrons of |
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the business the opportunity to engage in gambling in violation of |
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Chapter 47, Penal Code; and |
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(2) the conduct described by Subdivision (1) is |
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detrimental to the conduct of bingo by one or more licensed |
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authorized organizations in the county. |
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(b) Subject to Subsection (c), on a determination described |
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by Subsection (a), the entitlement of this state, a county, or a |
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municipality to a share of a prize tax collected under Section |
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2001.502 terminates. |
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(c) Subject to this subchapter, the termination described |
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by Subsection (b) is effective on the 30th day after the date the |
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commission issues a determination under Subsection (a). |
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Sec. 2001.522. NOTICE BY COMMISSION. The commission shall |
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provide notice of a determination and termination under Section |
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2001.521, including the effective date of the termination, to: |
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(1) the comptroller; |
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(2) the county; |
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(3) each licensed authorized organization and unit as |
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defined by Section 2001.431 that conducts bingo in the county; and |
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(4) each municipality in the county that is entitled |
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to a local share of a prize tax. |
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Sec. 2001.523. CHALLENGE BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY. (a) A |
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county or municipality entitled to notice under Section 2001.522 |
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may challenge a determination under Section 2001.521 by submitting |
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to the commission evidence that: |
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(1) the conduct described by Section 2001.521(a)(1) is |
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not occurring in the county; or |
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(2) the conduct described by Section 2001.521(a)(1) is |
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not detrimental to the conduct of bingo by one or more licensed |
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authorized organizations. |
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(b) A county or municipality must submit the evidence to the |
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commission not later than the 30th day after the date the county or |
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municipality receives notice under Section 2001.522. |
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Sec. 2001.524. COMMISSION RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE BY COUNTY |
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OR MUNICIPALITY. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the |
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commission receives evidence submitted under Section 2001.523, the |
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commission shall affirm or reverse the determination under Section |
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2001.521. |
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(b) If the commission reverses the determination under |
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Section 2001.521, the commission shall provide notice to an entity |
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entitled to notice under Section 2001.522 that: |
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(1) the determination is reversed; and |
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(2) the entitlement of this state and any county or |
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municipality to a share of a prize tax is not terminated as |
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described by Section 2001.521(b). |
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(c) If the determination under Section 2001.521 is |
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affirmed, the commission shall provide notice to any county or |
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municipality that submitted evidence under Section 2001.523 that: |
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(1) the determination is affirmed; and |
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(2) the county or municipality may request a hearing |
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on the matter before the State Office of Administrative Hearings. |
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Sec. 2001.525. HEARING. (a) A county or municipality that |
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receives notice under Section 2001.524(c) may request an |
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administrative hearing. A request for a hearing under this section |
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must be received by the commission not later than the 30th day after |
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the date the county or municipality receives notice under Section |
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2001.524(c). |
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(b) The hearings examiner shall make findings of fact and |
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conclusions of law and promptly issue to the commission a proposal |
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for decision as to the affirmation or reversal of a determination |
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under Section 2001.521. |
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(c) A hearing under this section must be conducted by the |
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State Office of Administrative Hearings and is subject to Section |
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2001.058(e), Government Code. |
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Sec. 2001.526. FINAL DECISION BY COMMISSION. (a) Based on |
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the findings of fact and conclusions of law and the recommendations |
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of the hearings examiner, the commission by order may: |
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(1) reverse the determination under Section 2001.521; |
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or |
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(2) affirm the determination under Section 2001.521. |
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(b) If the commission reverses the determination under |
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Section 2001.521, the commission shall provide notice to an entity |
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entitled to notice under Section 2001.522 that: |
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(1) the determination is reversed; and |
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(2) the entitlement of this state and any county or |
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municipality to a share of a prize tax is not terminated as |
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described by Section 2001.521(b). |
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(c) If the commission affirms the determination under |
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Section 2001.521, the commission shall provide notice to an entity |
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entitled to notice under Section 2001.522 that: |
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(1) the determination is affirmed; and |
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(2) the entitlement of this state and any county or |
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municipality to a share of a prize tax is terminated as described by |
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Section 2001.521(b) effective: |
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(A) on the 30th day after the date of the notice |
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under this subsection; or |
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(B) on a later date set by the commission. |
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Sec. 2001.527. RULES; DELEGATION OF DETERMINATION |
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AUTHORITY. (a) The commission shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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implement this subchapter. |
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(b) The commission by rule may delegate to the director of |
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bingo operations the authority to make a determination under |
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Section 2001.521(a). |
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SECTION 26. Section 404.073(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) Interest that has been and that will be accrued or |
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earned from deposits made under a law to which this subsection |
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applies is state funds not subject to allocation or distribution to |
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taxing units, cities, or transportation authorities under that law. |
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This subsection applies to: |
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(1) Section 205.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code; |
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(2) [Section 2001.507, Occupations Code;
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[(3)] Section 403.105(d) of this code; |
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(3) [(4)] Sections 321.501 and 321.504, Tax Code; |
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(4) [(5)] Sections 322.301 and 322.304, Tax Code; and |
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(5) [(6)] Sections 323.501 and 323.504, Tax Code. |
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SECTION 27. Section 112.058(f), Tax Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) All protest payments of taxes, including prize taxes, |
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[or of fees on prizes] imposed by and collected for the state under |
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Chapter 2001, Occupations Code, that become due on or after |
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September 1, 1993, are governed by Subchapter J, Chapter 403, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 28. The following sections of the Occupations Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 2001.103(a-1); |
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(2) Section 2001.104; |
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(3) Section 2001.313(b-3); |
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(4) Section 2001.437(i); |
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(5) Section 2001.503; and |
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(6) Sections 2001.507(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), |
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(h), and (i). |
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SECTION 29. (a) A county or municipality that was entitled |
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to receive a portion of a bingo prize fee before the effective date |
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of this Act may only continue to receive a portion of the prize tax |
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collected under Section 2001.502, Occupations Code, as amended by |
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this Act, after the effective date of this Act if the governing body |
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of the county or municipality: |
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(1) by majority vote of the members of the governing |
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body approves the continued receipt of funds under that section and |
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notifies the Texas Lottery Commission of that decision not later |
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than November 1, 2021; and |
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(2) notifies each licensed authorized organization |
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within the county's or municipality's jurisdiction, as applicable, |
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of the continued imposition of the tax. |
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(b) Not later than October 1, 2021, the Texas Lottery |
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Commission shall notify the governing body of a county or |
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municipality that was entitled to receive a portion of the prize fee |
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collected under Section 2001.502, Occupations Code, as that section |
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existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, of the |
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requirements for continued receipt of the prize tax under that |
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section as provided in Subsection (a) of this section. |
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SECTION 30. Section 2001.305, Occupations Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an authorized organization license or a |
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commercial lessor license that is issued under Chapter 2001, |
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Occupations Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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authorized organization license or a commercial lessor license |
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issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 31. The changes in law made by Subchapter K-1, |
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Chapter 2001, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply only to |
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a tax on a bingo prize that is awarded on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A tax on a bingo prize that is awarded before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the prize is awarded, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 32. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection |
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(b) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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(b) Section 2001.502(c) and Subchapter K-1, Chapter 2001, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act, take effect September 1, |
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2020. |