By: Rodriguez S.J.R. No. 45
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the operation of
certain gaming in this state by federally recognized Indian tribes
on tribal land.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to
read as follows:
(a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries
and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by
Subsections (b), (d), [and] (e), and (f) of this section.
(f) The Legislature by general law in accordance with
federal law and the rules of the National Indian Gaming Commission
shall authorize the operation of Class II gaming, as defined by
Section 4(n), Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. Section
2703(7)), by a federally recognized Indian tribe.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
operation of certain gaming in this state by federally recognized
Indian tribes on tribal land."