85R12748 DMS-F
By: Raymond H.B. No. 2764
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to charitable raffles conducted by the charitable
foundations of certain professional sports teams.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2004.002(2), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Professional sports team" means:
(A) a team organized in this state that is a
member of:
(i) Major League Baseball;
(ii) [,] the National Basketball
Association;
(iii) [,] the National Hockey League;
(iv) [,] the National Football League; [,]
or
(v) Major League Soccer; or
(B) a person hosting a motorsports racing team
event sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto
Racing (NASCAR), INDYCar, or another nationally recognized
motorsports racing association at a venue in this state with a
permanent seating capacity of not less than 75,000.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on December 1, 2017, but
only if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, to authorize additional
professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct
charitable raffles at additional venues is approved by the voters.
If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no
effect.