This section lets a license be amended in some cases, but bingo license holders cannot change location until they return or account for the old license and get an amended one. The commission must set amendment fee rules, provide a payment method, and refund fees in qualifying cases.
Sec. 2001.306. AMENDMENT OF LICENSE. (a) A license issued under this chapter may be amended on application to the commission and on payment of a fee in the amount required by the commission if the subject matter of the proposed amendment could properly have been included in the original license. (a-1) The commission by rule shall establish an amendment fee schedule. The amount of a fee charged by the commission may vary based on the complexity of the proposed license amendment. (b) An amended license is effective only for the period remaining under the original license. (c) The holder of a license to conduct bingo may not change the location at which it conducts bingo until it has: (1) returned its original license if available, or certified that the license is not available; and (2) received an amended license for the new location. (d) The holder of a license to conduct bingo shall notify the commission before changing the time or date of a game. The license holder may provide notice to the commission regarding the change by use of telephone or facsimile. (e) The commission by rule shall provide a method for a license holder to pay the amendment fee required by Subsection (a). (f) The commission shall refund the fee for amending a license issued under this chapter if the applicant requests withdrawal of the amendment application before the amended license is issued or if the commission denies the amendment application, except the commission may retain an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the amendment fee to defray any administrative cost incurred by the commission in processing the amendment application. The commission shall issue the refund not later than the 30th day after the date the commission receives the withdrawal request or denies the application. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 1474), Sec. 19, eff. October 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (H.B. 2197), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 101 (S.B. 549), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2018.