85R5420 DMS-D
 
  By: Alvarado H.J.R. No. 55
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to
  establish a state gaming commission and to authorize and provide
  for the regulation of gaming conducted at certain locations in this
  state, authorizing federally recognized Indian tribes to conduct
  gaming on certain Indian lands, and requiring the governor to call
  the legislature into special session to consider gaming
  legislation.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (f), (g),
  and (g-1) 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), (f), and (g) of this
  section.
         (f)  The Legislature by general law shall establish a state
  gaming commission to administer the laws regulating gaming
  activities authorized under this subsection and may authorize and
  provide for regulation of the conduct in this State of one or more
  types of gaming, including casino gaming, at locations:
               (1)  on coastal barrier islands at least 25 miles in
  length that are accessible by a public road on one or more bridges;
               (2)  on dredge spoil islands at least 18 miles in length
  that are located in coastal counties;
               (3)  for which a license to conduct pari-mutuel
  wagering on horse or greyhound races is in effect; and
               (4)  in municipalities with a population of at least
  675,000.
         (g)  This section does not prohibit an Indian tribe or tribal
  organization that was included on the December 30, 1998, list of
  Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from
  the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, published in the
  Federal Register by the Secretary of the Interior as required by 25
  U.S.C. Section 5131, from conducting gaming on land in this State
  that is held in trust for the tribe or organization or that is
  recognized as the tribe's or organization's tribal land by the
  United States in Polk County, Texas, or in El Paso County, Texas.
  The prohibitions described by Subsection (a) of this section do not
  apply to gaming by the tribe or organization on land described by
  this subsection, and the tribe or organization may conduct gaming
  on that land.
         (g-1)  Unless the Legislature enacts laws to implement
  Subsection (f) of this section before that date, not later than June
  1, 2018, the Governor shall call the Legislature into special
  session for the sole purpose of considering and enacting laws to
  implement Subsection (f) of this section. This subsection expires
  January 1, 2019.
         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 provide for voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the
  legislature to establish a state gaming commission and to authorize
  and provide for the regulation of gaming conducted in this state on
  certain coastal barrier islands, on certain dredge spoil islands in
  coastal counties, at locations for which a license to conduct
  pari-mutuel wagering on horse or greyhound races is in effect, and
  in municipalities with a population of at least 675,000,
  authorizing federally recognized Indian tribes to conduct gaming on
  certain Indian lands, and requiring the governor to call the
  legislature into special session to consider gaming legislation."