HB2452
Charitable gaming; amends definition of Texas Hold'em poker tournaments.
Summary
As Introduced. Charitable gaming; Texas Hold'em poker tournaments.
Amends the definition of "Texas Hold'em poker tournament" to include an organized competition of players who (i) pay an initial seating fee for entry into the competition and an additional seating fee up to once every 30 minutes, thereby allowing such players to purchase additional poker chips as needed for ... (More) use in the competition, and (ii) may be seated at no more than 10 tables consisting of 10 players each simultaneously playing Texas Hold'em poker games. The bill prohibits a qualified organization from charging any initial or additional seating fee in excess of $8 for the conduct of any such Texas Hold'em poker tournament and requires qualified organizations to hire an armed security officer that is licensed by the Department of Criminal Justice Services to be present during the times that any tournament is being played. The bill also requires any qualified organization that conducts any Texas Hold'em poker tournament to use at least 30 percent of its gross receipts from the conduct of Texas Hold'em poker tournaments for (a) those lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes for which the organization is specifically chartered or organized or (b) those expenses related to the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or repair of any interest in real property involved in the operation of the organization and used for lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/20/2023 - House: Presented and ordered printed 23104502D
- 01/20/2023 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/25/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2452)
- 01/30/2023 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/31/2023 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/02/2023 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/05/2023 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/2023 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2452E
- 02/06/2023 - House: Printed as engrossed 23104502D-E
- 02/07/2023 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (48-Y 49-N)
- 02/07/2023 - House: VOTE: DEFEATED (48-Y 49-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/07/2023 - House: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
- 02/07/2023 - House: Defeated by House (49-Y 49-N)
- 02/07/2023 - House: VOTE: DEFEATED #2 (49-Y 49-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/07/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2452E)
