H.B. No. 1963 AN ACT relating to eliminating the limitation on lottery advertising expenses based on the lottery prize payout percentage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 466.015(d), Government Code, is repealed. SECTION 2. 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, 2009. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1963 was passed by the House on March 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 5, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1963 was passed by the Senate on May 11, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor