87S30246 BEE-D
By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 156
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the
Major Events Reimbursement Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 478.0001(3) and (7), Government Code,
as amended by Chapters 10 (H.B. 1472), 102 (S.B. 1265), 605 (S.B.
1155), and 915 (H.B. 3607), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2021, are reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(3) "Event" means any of the following and includes
any activity related to or associated with the following:
(A) the Academy of Country Music Awards;
(B) the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic
Games;
(C) a Big 12 Football Conference Championship
game;
(D) the Breeders' Cup World Championships;
(E) a game of the College Football Playoff or its
successor;
(F) the Confederation of North, Central America
and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Gold Cup;
(G) [(F)] a CONVRG conference;
(H) [(G)] an Elite Rodeo Association World
Championship;
(I) the [(H) a] Formula One United States Grand
Prix [automobile race];
(J) [(I)] the largest event held each year at a
sports entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating
capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of at least
125,000 on September 1, 2021;
(K) [(J)] the Major League Baseball All-Star
Game;
(L) [(K)] the Major League Soccer All-Star Game
or the Major League Soccer Cup;
(M) [(L)] a mixed martial arts championship;
(N) [(M)] the Moto Grand Prix of the United
States;
(O) [(N)] the National Association for Stock Car
Auto Racing (NASCAR):
(i) All-Star Race;
(ii) season-ending Championship Race; or
(iii) Texas Grand Prix race;
(P) [(O)] the National Basketball Association
All-Star Game;
(Q) [(P)] a National Collegiate Athletic
Association Final Four tournament game;
(R) [(Q)] the National Collegiate Athletic
Association men's or women's lacrosse championships;
(S) [(R)] a national collegiate championship of
an amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the
sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee;
(T) [(S)] the National Cutting Horse Association
Triple Crown;
(U) [(T)] the National Hockey League All-Star
Game;
(V) the National Hot Rod Association Fall
Nationals at the Texas Motorplex;
(W) [(U)] a national political convention of the
Republican National Committee or the Democratic National
Committee;
(X) [(V)] a championship event in the National
Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Championship Series;
(Y) [(W)] an Olympic activity, including a
Junior or Senior activity, training program, or feeder program
sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee's Community
Olympic Development Program;
(Z) [(X)] a presidential general election
debate;
(AA) the Professional Bull Riders World Finals;
(BB) the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA)
Championship;
(CC) [(Y)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association National Finals Rodeo;
(DD) the Ryder Cup;
(EE) the Senior Professional Golfers'
Association (PGA) Championship;
(FF) the South by Southwest Conference and
Festivals;
(GG) [(Z)] a Super Bowl;
(HH) [(AA)] the United States Open Championship;
(II) the Women's Professional Golfers'
Association (PGA) Championship;
(JJ) [(BB)] a World Cup soccer game or the World
Cup soccer tournament;
(KK) [(CC)] the World Games;
(LL) [(DD)] a World Wrestling Entertainment
WrestleMania event; or
(MM) [(EE)] the X Games.
(7) "Site selection organization" means:
(A) the Academy of Country Music;
(B) the Amateur Athletic Union;
(C) the Big 12 Conference;
(D) the College Football Playoff Administration,
LLC, or its successor;
(E) the Commission on Presidential Debates;
(F) the Confederation of North, Central America
and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf);
(G) [(F)] the Democratic National Committee;
(H) [(G)] Dorna Sports;
(I) [(H)] the Elite Rodeo Association;
(J) [(I)] Encore Live;
(K) [(J)] ESPN or an affiliate;
(L) [(K)] the Federation Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA);
(M) [(L)] the International World Games
Association;
(N) [(M)] Major League Baseball;
(O) [(N)] Major League Soccer;
(P) [(O)] the National Association for Stock Car
Auto Racing (NASCAR);
(Q) [(P)] the National Basketball Association;
(R) [(Q)] the National Collegiate Athletic
Association;
(S) [(R)] the National Cutting Horse
Association;
(T) [(S)] the National Football League;
(U) [(T)] the National Hockey League;
(V) the National Hot Rod Association;
(W) [(U)] the National Reined Cow Horse
Association (NRCHA);
(X) Professional Bull Riders, LLC;
(Y) the Professional Golfers' Association of
America (PGA) and its wholly owned subsidiaries;
(Z) [(V)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association;
(AA) [(W)] the Republican National Committee;
(BB) South by Southwest;
(CC) [(X)] the Ultimate Fighting Championship;
(DD) [(Y)] the United States Golf Association;
(EE) [(Z)] the United States Olympic Committee;
(FF) [(AA)] World Wrestling Entertainment; or
(GG) [(BB)] the national governing body of a
sport that is recognized by:
(i) the Federation Internationale de
l'Automobile;
(ii) Formula One Management Limited;
(iii) the National Thoroughbred Racing
Association; or
(iv) the United States Olympic Committee.
SECTION 2. Section 478.0053, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 478.0053. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LARGE EVENTS [VENUES]. Section
478.0051(b)(1) does not apply to an event described by Section
478.0001(3)(J) or (FF) [478.0001(3)(H)]. If an endorsing
municipality or endorsing county requests the office to make a
determination under Section 478.0102 for an event described by
Section 478.0001(3)(J) or (FF) [478.0001(3)(H)], the remaining
provisions of this chapter apply to that event as if the event
satisfied the eligibility requirements under Section
478.0051(b)(1).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.