Exercise #4

Joel Ruiz III

Texas Association of Business

Proposed Legislation: Casino Gambling

1. I used 88 R, gambling, and HB 1598 to get the bill information.

2. The number of the bill I selected is HB 1598.

3. The bill was introduced on 01/25/2023.

4. The caption text is: Relating to local government and other political subdivision regulation of
certain solid waste facilities.
5. The bill will provide water facilities for agriculture, one of the main economic sources in the
state.

6. The author of the bill is Rep. William Drew Darby, Republican Party, District 72, San Angelo.

7. The only co-author registered when the bill was passed is James R. Perry, former governor of
Texas.

8. Bill was referred to the House Committee of Environmental Regulation and the Senate
Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.

9. The bill stood at sine die on 06/18/2023.

10. The recommendation to the Texas Association of Business is to support this bill because it
will provide aid to the agricultural businesses which is one of the goals of the business interest
group and it will allow more income with a bit of less expenses which will make Texas economy
more robust.