85R3658 DMS-F
By: Herrero H.B. No. 4129
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to disciplinary action against bingo operators and bingo
registry workers for prohibited conduct and criminal convictions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2001.353, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2001.353. DISCIPLINE OF LICENSE AND REGISTRATION
HOLDERS; PROHIBITED PARTICIPATION.
SECTION 2. Section 2001.353, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) to read as
follows:
(e) The commission may not take disciplinary action against
a licensed authorized organization that has on file for a person who
participates in the conduct of bingo for the organization the
person's criminal history record information obtained from a local
law enforcement agency or the Department of Public Safety that does
not contain a record of a conviction for an offense involving
conduct described by Subsection (f).
(f) The commission may prohibit a person from participating
in the conduct of bingo for a licensed authorized organization if,
after notice and a requested hearing, the person is finally
determined to have:
(1) been convicted of an offense described by Section
2001.105(b);
(2) converted bingo equipment located in a premises to
an improper use;
(3) converted funds in a bingo account of an
organization or funds that should have been in a bingo account of an
organization;
(4) taken any action, individually or in concert with
another person, that affects the integrity of any bingo game to
which this chapter applies; or
(5) participated in any violation of this chapter or
rules adopted by the commission for the administration of this
chapter.
(g) The commission shall immediately notify a licensed
authorized organization if the commission:
(1) obtains for a person who participates in the
conduct of bingo for the organization criminal history record
information that contains a record of a conviction involving
conduct described by Subsection (f); or
(2) prohibits the person from participating in the
conduct of bingo for the organization under Subsection (f).
(h) A licensed authorized organization that receives a
notification described by Subsection (g) may not allow the person
to participate in the conduct of bingo for the organization after
receipt of the notification.
(i) The commission may take disciplinary action against a
licensed authorized organization that allows a person to
participate in the conduct of bingo for the organization after the
organization receives the notification required under Subsection
(g).
SECTION 3. Section 2001.313, Occupations Code, is repealed.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.