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.

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By: Gutierrez
S.J.R. No. 13

SENATE 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, 2027, 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, the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of

Texas 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 2, 2027.

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."