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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to tickets used to play pull-tab bingo. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2001.002(24), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(24) "Pull-tab bingo" means a form of bingo played |
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using tickets [with perforated break-open tabs,] made of paper or |
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paper products that are folded, banded, and glued together or that |
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are manufactured with perforated break-open tabs, the faces [face] |
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of which are [is covered or otherwise] hidden from view to conceal |
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numbers, letters, or symbols, and some of which have been |
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designated in advance as prize winners. The term includes games |
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commonly known as "instant bingo" and "break-open bingo." |
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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, 2019. |