84R3203 GCB-F
By: Blanco H.B. No. 1412
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the marketing and advertising of the veterans'
assistance lottery game.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 466.027(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The commission shall market and advertise the lottery
game operated under this section in a manner intended to inform the
public that the game tickets are available for purchase and that the
game proceeds are used to fund veterans programs in this state. The
commission shall spend on marketing and advertising to promote the
lottery game operated under this section an amount equal to or
greater than the amount the commission spends to promote any other
instant-ticket lottery game operated by the commission under this
chapter. The game tickets must clearly state that the game proceeds
are used to benefit the veterans in this state. The Texas Veterans
Commission may make recommendations to the Texas Lottery Commission
relating to the marketing and advertising of the game.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.