85R12749 DMS-F
 
  By: Raymond H.J.R. No. 91
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize additional
  professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct
  charitable raffles at additional venues.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 47(d-1), Article III, Texas
  Constitution, is amended to read as follows:
         (d-1)  The legislature by general law may permit a
  professional sports team charitable foundation to conduct
  charitable raffles under the terms and conditions imposed by
  general law.  The law may authorize the charitable foundation to pay
  with the raffle proceeds reasonable advertising, promotional, and
  administrative expenses.  A law enacted under this subsection
  applies [may apply] only to an entity [that is] defined as a
  professional sports team charitable foundation under that law on
  January 1, 2018 [2016, and may only allow charitable raffles to be
  conducted at games hosted at the home venue of the professional
  sports team associated with a professional sports team charitable
  foundation].
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize additional
  professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct
  charitable raffles at additional venues."