87R2595 ADM-F
By: Moody H.B. No. 817
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation of a quick draw lottery game; requiring an
occupational license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 466.002, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subdivision (8-a) to read as follows:
(8-a) "Quick draw lottery game" means a lottery game
in which a drawing occurs 12 to 15 times per hour between the hours
of 7 a.m. and 2 a.m.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 466, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 466.029 to read as follows:
Sec. 466.029. QUICK DRAW LOTTERY GAME; SALES AGENT LICENSE
FOR QUICK DRAW LOTTERY GAME. (a) The commission shall operate a
quick draw lottery game. The commission shall:
(1) determine the ticket price, payout amounts, and
manner in which the game is conducted;
(2) restrict the locations authorized to sell the
quick draw lottery game tickets to only locations licensed as sales
agents in accordance with Subsection (b); and
(3) ensure the game remains competitive with other
lottery games offered by the commission.
(b) The commission may license as sales agents to sell quick
draw lottery game tickets only holders of one of the following
permits or licenses issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission for locations that provide on-premises consumption of
alcohol:
(1) a winery permit;
(2) a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit;
(3) a mixed beverage permit;
(4) a private club registration permit;
(5) a retail dealer's on-premise license;
(6) a brewpub license;
(7) a brewer's license; or
(8) a distiller's and rectifier's permit.
(c) Section 466.155(a)(4)(C) does not apply to a sales agent
who is licensed to sell quick draw lottery game tickets.
(d) 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 from
licensed sales agents described by Subsection (b).
(e) The commission shall adopt the rules necessary to
operate a quick draw lottery game.
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act but not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas Lottery
Commission shall implement Section 466.029, Government Code, as
added by this Act, by adopting all necessary rules and procedures,
issuing sales agent licenses, and establishing the quick draw
lottery game.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.