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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the operation of |
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certain gaming in this state by federally recognized Indian tribes |
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on tribal land. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The Legislature shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries |
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and gift enterprises in this State other than those authorized by |
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Subsections (b), (d), [and] (e), and (f) of this section. |
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(f) The Legislature by general law in accordance with |
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federal law and the rules of the National Indian Gaming Commission |
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shall authorize the operation of Class II gaming, as defined by |
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Section 4(n), Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. Section |
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2703(7)), by a federally recognized Indian tribe. |
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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 5, 2013. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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operation of certain gaming in this state by federally recognized |
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Indian tribes on tribal land." |