(a) The commission may temporarily suspend a license issued under this chapter for failure to comply with this chapter or a commission rule.
(b) Before temporarily suspending a license, the director of bingo operations must follow any prehearing rules adopted by the commission to determine if the license holder’s continued operation may constitute:
(1) an immediate threat to the health, safety, morals, or welfare of the public; or
(2) a financial loss to this state, which includes a license holder’s failure to remit prize fee payments under § 2001.502 to the commission as required by that section.

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(c) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the director of bingo operations or to the commission in the enforcement and administration of a temporary suspension under this section.
(d) The commission shall adopt rules to govern the temporary suspension of a license under this section.