83R2164 DDT-D
By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 282
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to limits on prizes for bingo games.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2001.420(b), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A [For bingo games other than pull-tab bingo, a] person
may not offer or award on a single bingo occasion prizes with an
aggregate value of more than $2,500 for all bingo games other than:
(1) pull-tab bingo; or
(2) bingo games that award individual prizes of $50 or
less.
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, 2013.