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2021 SESSION

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SB 1278 Charitable gaming; regulations of operators of Texas Hold'em poker games.

Introduced by: John J. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Charitable gaming; regulations; Texas Hold'em poker games. Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has specific authority to approve and regulate operators of both Texas Hold'em poker games and Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. The bill provides that a qualified organization may conduct both Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments, but at no time shall a qualified organization be permitted to conduct more than three such games or tournaments simultaneously. Current law is unclear as to whether such organization may conduct Texas Hold'em poker games in addition to Texas Hold'em poker tournaments.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101863D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/21  Senate: Printed as engrossed 21101863D-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101863D
• 01/11/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/27/21  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/21  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/03/21  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/03/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/21  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/21  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/04/21  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/04/21  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/04/21  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/04/21  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1278E
• 02/04/21  Senate: Printed as engrossed 21101863D-E
• 02/05/21  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 4-N 1-A)
• 02/07/21  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/21  House: Read first time
• 02/07/21  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/08/21  House: Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote