Bill > HJR61

This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the Texas Constitution, specifically Section 47 of Article III, which currently prohibits most lotteries and gift enterprises. The amendment would add a new provision, Subsection (f), that grants the Texas Legislature the authority to pass laws allowing and regulating sports betting, specifically on professional and collegiate sports. This means that if voters approve this amendment, the legislature would then have the power to create laws that permit people to wager money on the outcomes of sports games. The resolution also specifies that this proposed constitutional amendment will be put before the voters for their approval or rejection on November 5, 2019, with a ballot question asking if they support "The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize sports betting in this state."