H.B. No. 1106         AN ACT   relating to the membership of the Texas Racing Commission.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2.02(a), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,   Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:          (a)  The commission consists of seven members appointed by   the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and two ex   officio members who shall have the right to vote. The ex officio   members are:                (1)  the chairman of the Public Safety Commission or a   member of the Public Safety Commission designated by the chairman   of the Public Safety Commission; and                (2)  the commissioner of agriculture or the   commissioner's [comptroller of public accounts or the   comptroller's] designee.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1106 was passed by the House on April   27, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, 3 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1106 was passed by the Senate on May   18, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 24, Nays 6.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor