H.J.R. No. 143
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the professional
sports team charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by
certain professional associations to conduct charitable raffles at
rodeo venues.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 47(d-1), Article III, Texas
Constitution, is amended to read as follows:
(d-1) The legislature by general law may permit a
professional sports team charitable foundation to conduct
charitable raffles under the terms and conditions imposed by
general law. The law may authorize the charitable foundation to pay
with the raffle proceeds reasonable advertising, promotional, and
administrative expenses. A law enacted under this subsection
applies only to an entity defined as a professional sports team
charitable foundation under that law and may only allow charitable
raffles to be conducted at games or rodeo events hosted at the home
venue of the professional sports team associated with a
professional sports team charitable foundation. In this
subsection, "professional sports team" means:
(1) a team organized in this state that is a member of
Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the
National Hockey League, the National Football League, Major League
Soccer, the American Hockey League, the East Coast Hockey League,
the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, Minor League Baseball,
the National Basketball Association Development League, the
National Women's Soccer League, the Major Arena Soccer League, the
United Soccer League, or the Women's National Basketball
Association;
(2) 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;
(3) an organization hosting a Professional Golf
Association event; [or]
(4) an organization sanctioned by the Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women's Professional Rodeo
Association; or
(5) any other professional sports team defined by law.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021.
The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
professional sports team charitable foundations of organizations
sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the
Women's Professional Rodeo Association to conduct charitable
raffles at rodeo venues."
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.J.R. No. 143 was passed by the House on May
3, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 123, Nays 17, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.J.R. No. 143 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
RECEIVED: _____________________
Date
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Secretary of State