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TX SJR52

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jose Menendez

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to operate video lottery terminals, slot machines, and other gaming (including mobile gaming) if Texas legalizes such gaming within 200 miles of the tribe's reservation near Eagle Pass after January 1, 2025

  • Requires the tribe's gaming facility to be located on land in Texas that the tribe owns or leases, but outside the boundaries of the reservation

  • Limits the number of gaming devices the tribe can operate to match the maximum allowed at other state-licensed gaming locations

  • Establishes joint regulation by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe and the Texas Secretary of State, prohibiting state rules on tribal gaming from being more restrictive than rules for comparable state-licensed gaming

  • Caps state and local taxes and fees on the tribe's gaming operations at rates no higher than those imposed on other gaming operators in Texas

  • Submits the proposed constitutional amendment to voters on November 4, 2025

Legislative Description

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.

Amusements, Games, Sports

Last Action

Referred to State Affairs

2/28/2025

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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