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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment on professional sports team |
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charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 47(d-1), Article III, Texas |
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Constitution, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The legislature by general law may permit a |
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professional sports team charitable foundation to conduct |
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charitable raffles under the terms and conditions imposed by |
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general law. The law may authorize the charitable foundation to pay |
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with the raffle proceeds reasonable advertising, promotional, and |
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administrative expenses. A law enacted under this subsection |
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applies [may apply] only to an entity [that is] defined as a |
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professional sports team charitable foundation under that law [on
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January 1, 2016,] and may only allow charitable raffles to be |
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conducted at games hosted at the home venue of the professional |
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sports team associated with a professional sports team charitable |
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foundation. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment on professional sports |
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team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles." |