By: Geren, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Fraser) H.J.R. No. 73
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015;
April 23, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Natural Resources and Economic Development; April 30, 2015,
reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 2;
April 30, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
YeaNayAbsentPNV
FraserX
EstesX
BirdwellX
HallX
HancockX
HinojosaX
LucioX
NicholsX
SeligerX
UrestiX
ZaffiriniX
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
to permit professional sports team charitable foundations to
conduct charitable raffles.
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 (d-1) 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), (d-1), and (e) of this section.
(d-1) The legislature by general law may permit a
professional sports team charitable foundation to conduct
charitable raffles under the terms and conditions imposed by
general law. The law may authorize the charitable foundation to pay
with the raffle proceeds reasonable advertising, promotional, and
administrative expenses. A law enacted under this subsection may
apply only to an entity that is defined as a professional sports
team charitable foundation on January 1, 2016, and may only allow
charitable raffles to be conducted at games hosted at the home venue
of the professional sports team associated with a professional
sports team charitable foundation.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
legislature to permit professional sports team charitable
foundations to conduct charitable raffles."
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