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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo |
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Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming on certain lands under |
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state law; limiting certain taxes and fees. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 47(a), Article III, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to 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) of this section and Section 47a |
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of this article. |
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SECTION 2. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 47a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 47a. (a) If, after January 1, 2025, this state by |
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general law or constitutional amendment authorizes video lottery |
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terminals, slot machines, or other forms of gaming not otherwise |
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authorized before that date within 200 miles of the boundary of the |
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reservation of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas near Eagle |
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Pass, Texas, the tribe is authorized to offer at a location the |
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tribe designates any game, device, or other form of gaming, |
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including any form of mobile gaming, authorized under that law or |
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amendment. The number of games or devices authorized at the |
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designated location is equal to any maximum number of games or |
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devices authorized under that law or amendment for other gaming |
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locations. The designated location must be on land in this state |
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owned or leased by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas that is |
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outside the boundary of the tribe's reservation. |
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(b) The gaming authorized under this section shall be |
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regulated by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas and the |
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Secretary of State. A rule on gaming conducted by the tribe that |
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this state adopts may not be more restrictive than a rule applicable |
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to other comparable types of gaming licensed by this state. |
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(c) A state or local tax rate or fee may not be imposed on |
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the tribe's gaming operations in an amount that exceeds the amount |
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of a tax rate or fee imposed on the operators of other gaming |
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locations or facilities in this state. |
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SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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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 the |
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Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming on certain |
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lands under state law." |