2025-2026 89th Legislature

SJR82

Proposing a constitutional amendment, to be submitted to the voters of Texas for approval, authorizing the legislature to strictly regulate and authorize casino gaming and sports wagering by general law and establishing certain requirements for such law, including establishment of a state agency with powers to regulate all lotteries and gift enterprises, imposition of a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering revenue, requiring licensing of casino gaming and sports wagering operators, and requiring license application fees.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate State Affairs
Last status date: April 23, 2025
Last status update: Co-author authorized
Pending committee: State Affairs
Author: Nathan Johnson
Co-sponsors: Cesar Blanco Sarah Eckhardt Juan Hinojosa Borris Miles

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Committee referrals

March 25, 2025 · Senate

State Affairs

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

April 23, 2025
Senate Co-author authorized
April 22, 2025
Senate Co-author authorized
April 7, 2025
Senate Co-author authorized
April 2, 2025
Senate Co-author authorized
March 25, 2025
Senate Referred to State Affairs
March 25, 2025
Senate Read first time
March 14, 2025
Senate Filed
March 14, 2025
Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2008498
LegiScan session ID: 2160
Source file: var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SJR82.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00