89R9043 BEE-F
By: Menéndez S.J.R. No. 52
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo
Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming on certain lands under
state law; limiting certain taxes and fees.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 47(a), Article III, Texas Constitution,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries
and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by
Subsections (b), (d), (d-1), and (e) of this section and Section 47a
of this article.
SECTION 2. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 47a to read as follows:
Sec. 47a. (a) If, after January 1, 2025, this state by
general law or constitutional amendment authorizes video lottery
terminals, slot machines, or other forms of gaming not otherwise
authorized before that date within 200 miles of the boundary of the
reservation of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas near Eagle
Pass, Texas, the tribe is authorized to offer at a location the
tribe designates any game, device, or other form of gaming,
including any form of mobile gaming, authorized under that law or
amendment. The number of games or devices authorized at the
designated location is equal to any maximum number of games or
devices authorized under that law or amendment for other gaming
locations. The designated location must be on land in this state
owned or leased by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas that is
outside the boundary of the tribe's reservation.
(b) The gaming authorized under this section shall be
regulated by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas and the
Secretary of State. A rule on gaming conducted by the tribe that
this state adopts may not be more restrictive than a rule applicable
to other comparable types of gaming licensed by this state.
(c) A state or local tax rate or fee may not be imposed on
the tribe's gaming operations in an amount that exceeds the amount
of a tax rate or fee imposed on the operators of other gaming
locations or facilities in this state.
SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming on certain
lands under state law."