HJR 47, 83rd R.S. history

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HJR 47, 83rd R.S.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to establish a state gaming commission and to authorize and provide for the regulation of gaming conducted at certain locations in this state, authorizing federally recognized Indian tribes to conduct gaming on certain Indian lands, and requiring the governor to call the legislature into special session to consider gaming legislation.

Last action: Referred to State Affairs

Author: Carol Alvarado

Subjects:
Amusements, Games, Sports
Coastal Affairs & Beaches
Crimes--Against Morals
GAMBLING
Legislature
NATIVE AMERICANS
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed

House Committee: State Affairs (Byron Cook, Tom Craddick, Jessica Farrar, John Frullo, Charlie Geren, Helen Giddings, Patricia Harless, Harvey Hilderbran, Dan Huberty, José Menéndez, René Oliveira, John Smithee, Sylvester Turner)

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