HB 1067

AN ACT relating to the compensation paid to sales agents for state lottery

House Bill • Bhojani

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Increases the minimum compensation for Texas lottery sales agents from 5% to 7.5% of the retail ticket price. Sales agents, such as convenience stores and retailers that sell lottery tickets, will receive a higher base commission for each ticket sold. Additionally, the bill allows lottery directors to provide discretionary incentive bonuses based on sales volume, winning ticket redemption, or other performance metrics.

Subject Areas

LOTTERIES

Bill Text

relating to the compensation paid to sales agents for state lottery
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 466.358(a), Government Code, is amended
(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 7.5 [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.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill Sponsors

Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.

Salman Bhojani

Primary Author

R House District 92

Bill History

filed

Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the compensation paid to sales agents for state lottery

Nov 10, 2025

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