Amend SB 3070 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 77 of the bill, adding an effective date (page 25, line 19), strike "This Act takes effect September 1, 2025." and substitute "This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025."
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION __ . Subchapter B, Chapter 466, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 466.0171 and 466.0185 to read as follows:
Sec. 466.0171. ANNUAL AUDIT. (a) The state auditor shall annually conduct a comprehensive audit of the department's state lottery program, including any department action taken relating to the program.
(b) Each audit required by Subsection (a) must specifically identify any lottery program action or activity that varies from a lottery program action or activity identified in a preceding audit conducted by the state auditor.
Sec. 466.0185. AUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF SALES AGENTS BY CERTAIN STATE OFFICIALS. The governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and attorney general are department approved inspectors and are entitled to inspect the operations of any lottery operator or sales agent.
SECTION __. Subchapter C, Chapter 466, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 466.111 to read as follows:
Sec. 466.111. AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROHIBITED. The department may not automatically renew or extend a contract for goods or services relating to the operation, implementation, and administration of the lottery under this chapter that was entered into on or before September 1, 2025.
SECTION __. Subchapter F, Chapter 466, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 466.257 to read as follows:
Sec. 466.257. LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN LOTTERY EQUIPMENT. The department may not provide to a licensed location of a sales agent more than five of the following:
(1) lottery vending machines;
(2) lottery computer terminals; or
(3) other lottery equipment that prints tickets.