87R12198 ADM-D
By: Tinderholt H.B. No. 4396
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to distributions to the state greyhound breed registry.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 2028.202(c) and (e), Occupations Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(c) From the total amount deducted under Subsection (a), a
horse racetrack association that receives an interstate
cross-species simulcast signal shall distribute [the following
amounts] from each pool wagered on the signal at the racetrack[:
[(1)] a fee of 1.5 percent to be paid to the racetrack
in this state sending the signal[; and
[(2) a purse in the amount of 5.5 percent to be paid to
the official state greyhound breed registry for use at racetracks
in this state].
(e) A racetrack association offering wagering on an
intrastate cross-species simulcast signal shall send the purse
amount specified under Subsection (b)(4) [or (c)(2), as
appropriate,] to the racetrack conducting the live race that is
being simulcast.
SECTION 2. Section 2027.055(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by this subchapter, a horse racetrack
may offer wagering on interstate greyhound race simulcast signals
only as provided by a contract with the nearest greyhound
racetrack. If an agreement between the racetracks cannot be
reached by October 1 of the year preceding the calendar year in
which the simulcasting is to occur, the horse racetrack may
purchase and offer wagering on greyhound race simulcast signals and
shall pay to the nearest greyhound racetrack the amounts specified
under Section 2028.202(c) [2028.202(c)(1)].
SECTION 3. The following provisions of the Occupations Code
are repealed:
(1) Section 2028.202(d);
(2) Section 2028.154; and
(3) Section 2030.053.
SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Racing Commission shall adopt the rules
necessary to comply with Subtitle A-1, Title 13, Occupations Code
(Texas Racing Act), as amended by this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.