| 1 | 1 | | 87R7414 ADM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Landgraf H.B. No. 2961 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to certain licensing and permitting requirements for game |
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| 8 | 8 | | rooms; authorizing an occupational permit or license; authorizing a |
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| 9 | 9 | | fee. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 234.134, Local Government Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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| 13 | 13 | | read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (a) A county may require that an owner or operator of a game |
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| 15 | 15 | | room obtain a license or permit or renew a license or permit on a |
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| 16 | 16 | | periodic basis to own or operate a game room in the county. An |
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| 17 | 17 | | application for a license or permit must be made in accordance with |
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| 18 | 18 | | Section 234.1341 and with regulations adopted by the county. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (a-1) A county may require that a person employed by a game |
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| 20 | 20 | | room, other than an owner or operator, obtain a license or permit or |
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| 21 | 21 | | renew a license or permit on a periodic basis to be employed by a |
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| 22 | 22 | | game room in the county. An application for a license or permit |
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| 23 | 23 | | must be made in accordance with Section 234.1342 and with |
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| 24 | 24 | | regulations adopted by the county. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 234, Local Government |
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| 26 | 26 | | Code, is amended by adding Sections 234.1341 and 234.1342 to read as |
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| 27 | 27 | | follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | Sec. 234.1341. APPLICATION FOR OWNER OR OPERATOR LICENSE OR |
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| 29 | 29 | | PERMIT. (a) A county requiring a person to obtain a license or |
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| 30 | 30 | | permit to own or operate a game room in the county shall require the |
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| 31 | 31 | | person to submit a completed application as provided by this |
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| 32 | 32 | | section for issuance or renewal of the license or permit and an |
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| 33 | 33 | | application fee of $1,000 as required by the county. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b) An application form developed by the county under this |
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| 35 | 35 | | section must require the applicant to provide the following |
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| 36 | 36 | | information: |
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| 37 | 37 | | (1) the name of the business, including a copy of the |
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| 38 | 38 | | assumed name certificate; |
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| 39 | 39 | | (2) the legal name, social security number, date of |
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| 40 | 40 | | birth, and other relevant information concerning each person who |
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| 41 | 41 | | owns at least five percent of the business or serves in a management |
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| 42 | 42 | | role for the business; |
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| 43 | 43 | | (3) the name and contact information of the owner of |
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| 44 | 44 | | the property where the game room is located; |
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| 45 | 45 | | (4) information concerning any other game room |
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| 46 | 46 | | previously or currently operated by the applicant; |
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| 47 | 47 | | (5) the applicant's fingerprints; |
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| 48 | 48 | | (6) a copy of the applicant's valid state-issued |
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| 49 | 49 | | driver's license or personal identification card and social |
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| 50 | 50 | | security card; and |
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| 51 | 51 | | (7) the applicant's consent for a criminal history |
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| 52 | 52 | | record information check of the applicant. |
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| 53 | 53 | | Sec. 234.1342. APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYEE LICENSE OR PERMIT. |
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| 54 | 54 | | (a) A county requiring a person to obtain a license or permit to be |
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| 55 | 55 | | employed by a game room in the county shall require the person to |
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| 56 | 56 | | submit a completed application as provided by this section for |
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| 57 | 57 | | issuance or renewal of the license or permit and an application fee |
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| 58 | 58 | | of $50 as required by the county. |
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| 59 | 59 | | (b) An application form developed by the county under this |
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| 60 | 60 | | section must require the applicant to provide the following |
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| 61 | 61 | | information: |
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| 62 | 62 | | (1) the person's legal name, social security number, |
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| 63 | 63 | | date of birth, and other relevant information; |
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| 64 | 64 | | (2) the person's criminal history; |
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| 65 | 65 | | (3) the applicant's fingerprints; |
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| 66 | 66 | | (4) a copy of the applicant's valid state-issued |
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| 67 | 67 | | driver's license or personal identification card and social |
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| 68 | 68 | | security card; |
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| 69 | 69 | | (5) a recent photograph of the applicant's face and a |
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| 70 | 70 | | recent photograph of the applicant's full body; and |
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| 71 | 71 | | (6) the applicant's consent for a criminal history |
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| 72 | 72 | | record information check of the applicant. |
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| 73 | 73 | | (c) A county may not issue or renew a license or permit for |
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| 74 | 74 | | an applicant who has been previously convicted of a Class B |
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| 75 | 75 | | misdemeanor or higher criminal offense. |
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| 76 | 76 | | (d) A county shall send a copy of fingerprints obtained |
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| 77 | 77 | | under this section to the Department of Public Safety to allow the |
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| 78 | 78 | | department to create a permanent record of the fingerprints in the |
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| 79 | 79 | | criminal justice information system. |
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| 80 | 80 | | SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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| 81 | 81 | | license or permit issued or renewed on or after the effective date |
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| 82 | 82 | | of this Act. |
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| 83 | 83 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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