By: Hall S.B. No. 1991
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the conduct of the state lottery; creating a criminal
offense.
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) ""Playslip" means an optically readable paper
card issued by the Texas Lottery used by players of draw games to
select Plays and to elect all features. There shall be five
playboards on each playslip. A playslip has no pecuniary value and
shall not constitute evidence of ticket purchase or of numbers
selected.
SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 466, Government Code, is
amended by adding Sections 466.257, 466.258, 466.259, 466.260, and
466.261 to read as follows:
Sec. 466.257. LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN LOTTERY
EQUIPMENT. The commission may not provide to a licensed location of
a sales agent more than two of the following:
(1) lottery vending machines;
(2) lottery computer terminals; or
(3) other lottery equipment that prints tickets.
Sec. 466.258. FORMS REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PURCHASES. (a)
For each purchase by a single purchaser of tickets in an amount of
at least $10,000, the sales agent or an employee of the sales agent
shall complete and file:
(1) with the Internal Revenue Service, IRS Form 8300,
Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in Trade or Business;
and
(2) with the comptroller, the form prescribed by the
comptroller under Subsection (b).
(b) The comptroller by rule shall prescribe a form that
requires the sales agent or an employee of the sales agent to
provide on the form all of the information required by the Internal
Revenue Service in IRS Form 8300, Report of Cash Payments Over
$10,000 Received in Trade or Business.
Sec. 466.259. PLAY SLIPS. The commission by rule shall:
(1) require a purchaser to provide to the sales agent
or employee of the sales agent a play slip in a printed format at the
time the ticket is purchased; and
(2) prohibit the provision of play slips in an
electronic format.
Sec. 466.260. PROHIBITED SCANNING DEVICES. The commission
by rule shall prohibit a sales agent or an employee of a sales agent
from using a device that scans play slips faster than an individual
is capable of scanning play slips by hand.
Sec. 466.261. PROHIBITED USE OF LOTTERY LOGO. (a) In this
section, "courier" means a person who for compensation arranges
through an Internet application or mobile Internet application the
purchase of a ticket on a player's behalf.
(b) A courier may not use the commission's name or logo on
any Internet application or mobile Internet application operated by
the courier.
(c) The attorney general may bring an action for injunctive
relief to restrain or remedy a violation of this section.
SECTION 3. Subchapter G, Chapter 466, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 466.3111 to read as follows:
Sec. 466.3111. FORM REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PURCHASES;
CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A sales agent or an employee of a sales agent
commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly fails
to complete and file a form as required by Section 466.258.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the comptroller of public accounts by rule shall
prescribe the form required by Section 466.258(b), Government Code,
as added by this Act.
SECTION 5. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Lottery Commission shall adopt rules as
necessary to implement Sections 466.259 and 466.260, Government
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 6. 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, 2025.