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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas Lottery Commission prohibiting the order, |
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purchase, and sale of lottery tickets. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 466.015, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subdivision (b) Subsection (4) to read as follows: |
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(4) enforcement of prohibitions on a person playing a lottery |
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game by telephone, including the order or purchase of a game by |
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mobile telephone. |
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SECTION 2. Section 466.024, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (d) to read as follows: |
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d. The executive director shall not allow the order, |
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purchase, or sale of a lottery game by telephone or digitally by |
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mobile telephone, including a game's facilitation via an |
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application on a mobile telephone or Internet website by an |
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independent third-party courier. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2024, the Commission |
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shall adopt or amend rules as necessary, under Section 466.015, |
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Government Code, to implement changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |