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TX Govt Code § 466.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter H. Revenue|Section 466.355. State Lottery Account

Sec. 466.355.  STATE LOTTERY ACCOUNT.  (a)  The state lottery account is a special account in the general revenue fund.  The account consists of all revenue received from the sale of tickets, license and application fees under this chapter, and all money credited to the account from any other fund or source under law.  Interest earned by the state lottery account shall be deposited in the unobligated portion of the general revenue fund.(b)  Money in the state lottery account may be used only for the following purposes and shall be distributed as follows:(1)  the payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets;(2)  the payment of costs incurred in the operation and administration of the lottery, including any fees received by a lottery operator, provided that the costs incurred in a fiscal biennium may not exceed an amount equal to 12 percent of the gross revenue accruing from the sale of tickets in that biennium;(3)  the establishment of a pooled bond fund, lottery prize reserve fund, unclaimed prize fund, and prize payment account; and(4)  the balance, after creation of a reserve sufficient to pay the amounts needed or estimated to be needed under Subdivisions (1) through (3), to be transferred on or before the 15th day of each month as follows:(A)  the portion of the balance attributable to the lottery game operated under Section 466.027 to the fund for veterans' assistance established by Section 434.017; and(B)  the remainder to the foundation school fund.(c)  Each August the comptroller shall:(1)  estimate the amount to be transferred to the foundation school fund on or before September 15; and(2)  notwithstanding Subsection (b)(4), transfer the amount estimated in Subdivision (1) to the foundation school fund before August installment payments are made under Section 48.273, Education Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.47, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 592, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1178, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 29, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1385 (S.B. 1655), Sec. 7(a), eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 431 (S.B. 559), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1410 (S.B. 758), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.078, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 466.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter H. Revenue|Section 466.357. Applicability of Constitutional Provisions

Sec. 466.357.  APPLICABILITY OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.  For purposes of Article III, Section 49a, and Article VIII, Section 22, of the Texas Constitution:(1)  funds received from the operation of a lottery are not revenue;  and(2)  expenses of operating the lottery and paying prizes are not expenses of state government.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 466.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter H. Revenue|Section 466.358. Compensation of Sales Agent

Sec. 466.358.  COMPENSATION OF SALES AGENT.  (a)  The director and each lottery operator shall determine the compensation to be paid to sales agents for the sale of tickets as provided by this section.  The compensation paid to a sales agent may not be an amount less than five percent of the retail price of the tickets sold plus, at the discretion of the director or lottery operator supervising the lottery game involved, an incentive bonus based on attainment of sales volume, the redemption of winning tickets, or other objectives specified by the director or lottery operator for each type of lottery.(b)  The division or a lottery operator may run sales agent incentive games for sales agents using the incentive bonus amount or other amounts allocated by the director as compensation for sales agents.(c)  to (e) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 394, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1104, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 394, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 466.359 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter H. Revenue|Section 466.359. Compensation of Sales Agent for Purposes of Contractual Rental Payment

Sec. 466.359.  COMPENSATION OF SALES AGENT FOR PURPOSES OF CONTRACTUAL RENTAL PAYMENT.  If a sales agent's rental payments for premises are contractually computed in whole or in part on the basis of a percentage of the lessee's retail sales and if the computation of the lessee's rental payment is not explicitly defined to include sales of tickets in a state-operated lottery, the compensation received by the sales agent from the lottery is considered to be the net amount of the lessee's retail sales of tickets for the purpose of computing the rental payment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 466.4001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.4001. Definition

Sec. 466.4001.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "prize winner" means a person who presents a valid winning ticket, claims a lottery prize, and is recognized by the commission as the person entitled to receive lottery prize payments.  The term does not include an assignee of a lottery prize.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (S.B. 626), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 466.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.401. Ticket Validation; Drawings

Sec. 466.401.  TICKET VALIDATION;  DRAWINGS.  (a)  The department of security shall supervise ticket validation and lottery drawings.(b)  If a lottery game involves a drawing, the drawing must be open to the public.  An independent certified public accountant must witness the drawing.(c)  An employee of the division and the independent certified public accountant witnessing the drawing shall inspect any equipment used in the drawing.  The equipment must be inspected immediately before and after the drawing.  The drawing and inspections must be recorded on video and audio tape.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 466.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.402. Payment of Prizes Generally

Sec. 466.402.  PAYMENT OF PRIZES GENERALLY.  (a)  The director may authorize prizes to be paid by warrants to be drawn on the state lottery account.(b)  The payment of a prize in an amount of $600 or more may be made only by the director.(c)  The director may authorize a sales agent to pay a prize in an amount less than $600 after performing procedures to validate the winning ticket as required by the director.  A prize paid under this subsection is not required to be paid by warrant on the state lottery account.(d)  The state is discharged of all further liability on the payment of a prize under Section 466.403, 466.404, 466.406, 466.407, or 466.410 or this section or under any additional procedures established by rule.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1394, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 466.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.403. Payment of Prize in Installments

Sec. 466.403.  PAYMENT OF PRIZE IN INSTALLMENTS.  If the director determines that prize money is to be paid in installments, the comptroller shall invest funds from the state lottery account as necessary to ensure the payment of the installments.  The investments may be in securities, annuities, or other instruments as determined by the comptroller.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 466.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.404. Payment of Prize to Multiple Winners

Sec. 466.404.  PAYMENT OF PRIZE TO MULTIPLE WINNERS.  (a)  A specific prize as set forth by the prize structure of a specific lottery game may not be paid more than once.  If the director determines that more than one claimant has been awarded a specific unpaid prize in a specific lottery game, each claimant is entitled only to an equal share of the prize.(b)  The director shall pay the cash equivalent of a prize other than prize money if more than one person is entitled to share the prize as provided by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 466.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.405. Payment of Prize Awarded to Minor

Sec. 466.405.  PAYMENT OF PRIZE AWARDED TO MINOR.  (a)  If a minor is entitled to prize money on a winning ticket in an amount less than $600, the director may make payment by delivery to an adult member of the minor's family, or to the minor's guardian, of a warrant payable to the order of the minor.(b)  If a minor is entitled to prize money on a winning ticket in an amount of $600 or more, the director may direct payment to the minor by depositing the amount of the prize in any financial institution to the credit of an adult member of the minor's family or of the minor's guardian as custodian for the minor.(c)  The director shall pay the cash equivalent of a prize other than prize money if the person entitled to claim the prize is a minor.  Payment of the cash equivalent of a prize other than prize money to a minor shall be made as provided by Subsections (a) and (b).(d)  A person designated to receive payment on behalf of a minor has the powers and duties of a custodian under Chapter 141, Property Code.(e)  In this section:(1)  "Adult" means an individual who is at least 18 years of age.(2)  "Custodian," "financial institution," "guardian," and "member of the minor's family," have the meanings assigned by Section 141.002, Property Code.(3)  "Minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 190 (H.B. 2509), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 466.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.406. Right to Prize Not Generally Assignable

Sec. 466.406.  RIGHT TO PRIZE NOT GENERALLY ASSIGNABLE.  (a)  Except as provided by this section and Section 466.410, the right of any person to a prize is not assignable.(b)  Payment of prize payments not previously assigned as provided by this section or Section 466.410 shall be made to the estate of a deceased prize winner if the prize winner was an individual.(c)  A prize to which a winner is otherwise entitled may be paid to any person under an appropriate judicial order.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1394, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (S.B. 626), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 466.407 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.407. Deductions From Prizes

Sec. 466.407.  DEDUCTIONS FROM PRIZES.(a)  The executive director shall deduct the amount of a delinquent tax or other money from the winnings of a prize winner who has been finally determined to be:(1)  delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money to a state agency and that delinquency is reported to the comptroller under Section 403.055;(2)   in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code; or(3)  in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code.(a-1)  The executive director shall deduct delinquent child support payments from the winnings of a prize winner in the amount of the delinquency as determined by a court or a Title IV-D agency under Chapter 231, Family Code.(b)  If the winnings of a prize winner exceed the amount of a delinquency under Subsection (a) or (a-1), the director shall pay the balance to the prize winner.  The director shall transfer the amount deducted to the appropriate agency or to the state disbursement unit under Chapter 234, Family Code, as applicable.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 403, Sec. 6(a), eff. June 17, 2011.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.48, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 135, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1104, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 3.04(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (S.B. 626), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (S.B. 626), Sec. 6(a), eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 466.4075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.4075. Deductions of Child Support From Certain Lottery Winnings

Sec. 466.4075.  DEDUCTIONS OF CHILD SUPPORT FROM CERTAIN LOTTERY WINNINGS.  (a)  This section applies only to a prize that is awarded by the director under Section 466.402(b), including a prize paid in periodic installments.(b)  In the event of a single payment, the executive director shall deduct from winnings of the prize winner an amount for delinquent child support owed by the prize winner if the executive director has been provided with a certified copy of a court order or a writ of withholding issued under Chapter 158, Family Code, or notice of a child support lien created under Subchapter G, Chapter 157, Family Code.(c)  If the prize is paid in periodic installments, the executive director shall deduct from periodic installment winnings paid to a prize winner amounts owed by the prize winner for child support if the executive director has been provided with a certified copy of a court order or a writ of withholding issued under Chapter 158, Family Code, or notice of a child support lien created under Subchapter G, Chapter 157, Family Code.  This subsection does not apply to the payment of amounts to a person to whom the prize winner assigns the right to receive prize payments under Section 466.410.(d)  The court order, writ of withholding, or notice of a child support lien provided under Subsection (c) must direct child support to be paid in the manner in which the periodic installment prize is paid.  The executive director is not required to receive the court order, the writ of withholding, or notice of child support lien until the executive director determines there is a periodic installment prize to which the prize winner is entitled.(e)  If the winnings of a prize winner exceed the amount deducted under Subsection (b) or (c) and Section 466.407 or any other section of this chapter allowing a deduction from the winnings of a prize winner, the executive director shall pay the balance to the prize winner.  The executive director shall transfer the money deducted under Subsection (b) or (c) to the appropriate person as determined by court order, the clerk of the court that issued the order for placement in the registry of the court, or the state disbursement unit under Chapter 234, Family Code, as appropriate.(f)  The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.(g)  Section 9.406, Business & Commerce Code, does not apply to periodic payments of lottery prize winnings under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1104, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (S.B. 626), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 466.409 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.409. Treatment of Prize Payable on Ticket Purchased by Ineligible Person

Sec. 466.409.  TREATMENT OF PRIZE PAYABLE ON TICKET PURCHASED BY INELIGIBLE PERSON.  If an individual listed in Section 466.254 purchases a ticket or claims or otherwise attempts to collect or receive a lottery prize or a share of a lottery prize or an individual younger than 18 years of age directly purchases a ticket, the individual is not eligible to receive a prize or share of a prize, and the prize or share of a prize otherwise payable on the ticket is treated as an unclaimed prize as provided by Section 466.408.|Renumbered from Sec. 466.253 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.31, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 466.411 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter I. Prizes|Section 466.411. Choice by Certain Prize Winners to Remain Anonymous

Sec. 466.411.  CHOICE BY CERTAIN PRIZE WINNERS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), a natural person who is a prize winner of a lottery prize in an amount equal to $1 million or more, or who is an owner of a beneficial interest in a legal entity that is a prize winner of a lottery prize in an amount equal to $1 million or more, may on the date the winner claims the prize choose to remain anonymous and prohibit all personally identifiable information from being released to the public.(b)  The commission may release or disclose the personally identifiable information of a natural person who is a lottery prize winner if the person chooses to have the prize paid in periodic installments.  The commission may only disclose the information on or after the 30th day after the date the person claims the lottery prize if the person chooses to remain anonymous under Subsection (a).(c)  For purposes of this section, the amount of a lottery prize is the total amount of prize money paid to a prize winner for a single lottery prize claim, whether paid in one payment or in periodic installments, before deducting any federal tax withholdings or other deductions required by law.(d)  This section does not prohibit release of a natural person prize winner's city or county of residence or prevent the commission from releasing the person's personally identifiable information to the Health and Human Services Commission or as necessary to comply with Section 466.407 or 466.4075.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 689 (H.B. 59), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 466.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter J. Participation in Multijurisdiction Lottery Game|Section 466.451. Multijurisdiction Agreement Authorized

Sec. 466.451.  MULTIJURISDICTION AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED.  The commission may enter into a written agreement with the appropriate officials of one or more other states or other jurisdictions, including foreign countries, to participate in the operation, marketing, and promotion of a multijurisdiction lottery game or games.  The commission may adopt rules relating to a multijurisdiction lottery game or games.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 78, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 466.452 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter J. Participation in Multijurisdiction Lottery Game|Section 466.452. Revenue From Multijurisdiction Lottery

Sec. 466.452.  REVENUE FROM MULTIJURISDICTION LOTTERY.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, revenue received from the sale of tickets in this state for a multijurisdiction lottery game is subject to Subchapter H.(b)  The commission may deposit a portion of the revenue received from the sale of multijurisdiction lottery game tickets in this state into a fund shared with other parties to an agreement under this subchapter for the payment of prizes awarded in multijurisdiction lottery games in which the commission participates.  The commission may retain that revenue in the fund for as long as necessary to pay prizes claimed during the period designated for claiming a prize in the multijurisdiction lottery game.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 78, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 466.453 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs|Chapter 466 - State Lottery|Subchapter J. Participation in Multijurisdiction Lottery Game|Section 466.453. Payment of Costs Authorized

Sec. 466.453.  PAYMENT OF COSTS AUTHORIZED.  The commission may share in the payment of costs associated with participating in multijurisdiction lottery games.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 78, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|