Celebrating the life of the Honorable FloraLonette Davis Crittenden.
Commending Bob Brown.
Charitable gaming; registration of landlords;Texas Hold'em poker operations. Provides that the Departmentof Agriculture and Consumer Services may promulgate regulations thatrequire any landlord that leases to a qualified charitable organizationany premises devoted in whole or in part to the conduct of bingogames or any other charitable gaming to register with the Department.The bill also prohibits (i) an organization qualified to conductTexas Hold'em poker tournaments from conducting any Texas Hold'empoker games where the game has no predetermined end time and theplayers wager actual money or poker chips that have cash value, and(ii) a qualified organization from contracting with an operator to administer Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. The bill contains technical amendments.
Unlawful hazing; penalty. Amends the definitionof hazing to include the reckless or intentional act of causing anotherperson to suffer severe emotional distress through outrageous orintolerable conduct when the severe emotional distress was causedby the outrageous or intolerable conduct. The bill also makes thecrime of hazing a Class 5 felony if such hazing results in deathor serious bodily injury to any person. The crime of hazing that doesnot result in death or serious bodily injury remains a Class 1 misdemeanor.The bill provides immunity for arrest and prosecution for hazingif a person in good faith seeks or obtains emergency medical attentionfor a person who has received a bodily injury by hazing or rendersemergency care or assistance, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR), to a person who has received a bodily injury by hazing whileanother person seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for suchperson. The bill also creates a civil penalty for certain organizationsif such organization had specific credible knowledge that its studentmembers were participating, aiding, or assisting in any act of hazingand did not attempt to intervene to stop the hazing or report itto the appropriate local authorities.
Commending Kelly Daugherty.
Commending Andolyn T. Medina.
Celebrating the life of Adeline Rose Krizek.
Commending Dr. William R. Harvey.
Celebrating the life of Anna Jane Leider.
