TITLE: Relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission.

SUMMARY: Relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2.02(a), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: (a) The commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and two ex officio members who shall have the right to vote. The ex officio members are: (1) the chairman of the Public Safety Commission or a member of the Public Safety Commission designated by the chairman of the Public Safety Commission; and (2) the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's [comptroller of public accounts or the comptroller's] designee. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.