H.B. No. 1106
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2.02(a), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
  Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission consists of seven members appointed by
  the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and two ex
  officio members who shall have the right to vote. The ex officio
  members are:
               (1)  the chairman of the Public Safety Commission or a
  member of the Public Safety Commission designated by the chairman
  of the Public Safety Commission; and
               (2)  the commissioner of agriculture or the
  commissioner's [comptroller of public accounts or the
  comptroller's] designee.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1106 was passed by the House on April
  27, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, 3 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1106 was passed by the Senate on May
  18, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 24, Nays 6.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor