85R12749 DMS-F
By: Raymond H.J.R. No. 91
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize additional
professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct
charitable raffles at additional venues.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 47(d-1), Article III, Texas
Constitution, is amended to read as follows:
(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
applies [may apply] only to an entity [that is] defined as a
professional sports team charitable foundation under that law on
January 1, 2018 [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 7, 2017.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize additional
professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct
charitable raffles at additional venues."