Amend CSHJR 155 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 5, strike "Subsection (f)" and substitute "Subsections (f) and (g)".
(2) On page 1, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
(g) The legislature by law shall annually allocate a portion of the revenue collected by this state from the conduct of sports wagering authorized under Subsection (f) of this section for use in county public safety programs, including in offsetting the costs of additional statutory county courts, judges, and judicial support staff and other public safety costs associated with population growth. The legislature by general law shall establish a program to allow a county to apply for money allocated under this subsection. In determining a county's increased public safety and court capacity needs and the amount to be allocated to the county under this subsection, consideration must be given to the annual statistical report on this state's judicial system prepared by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.