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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing local option |
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elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners or |
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similar gaming devices; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries |
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and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by |
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Subsections (b), (d), (d-1), [and] (e), and (f) of this section. |
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(f) The Legislature by law may authorize and regulate the |
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operation of gaming devices commonly known as eight-liners or |
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similar gaming devices. A law enacted under this subsection must |
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allow the qualified voters voting at an election in any county, |
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justice precinct, or municipality to determine by majority vote |
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whether the gaming devices may be legally operated or prohibited in |
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the county, justice precinct, or municipality. The Legislature may |
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impose a fee on the operation of the gaming devices approved by a |
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majority of the voters or authorize a political subdivision to |
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impose a fee on the operation of the gaming devices. The |
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Legislature may determine the rate of the fee and the allocation of |
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the revenue from the fee notwithstanding any other provision of |
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this Constitution governing the rate or allocation of occupations |
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taxes. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing local |
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option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of |
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eight-liners or similar gaming devices." |