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Texas House Bill HB1950

Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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11 By: King of Hemphill, González of Dallas H.B. No. 1950
22 (Senate Sponsor - Hancock)
33 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023;
44 May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
55 Resources & Economic Development; May 15, 2023, reported
66 adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
77 vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0, one present not voting; May 15, 2023, sent to
88 printer.)
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1010 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1950 By: Hancock
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1313 COMMITTEE VOTE
1414 YeaNayAbsentPNV
1515 BirdwellX
1616 ZaffiriniX
1717 AlvaradoX
1818 BlancoX
1919 HancockX
2020 HughesX
2121 KolkhorstX
2222 MilesX
2323 SparksX
2424 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2525 AN ACT
2626 relating to the major events reimbursement program, including event
2727 funding eligibility, site selection organizations, and single
2828 event and single year classifications.
2929 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
3030 SECTION 1. Section 478.0001(3), Government Code, as amended
3131 by Chapters 10 (H.B. 1472), 102 (S.B. 1265), 605 (S.B. 1155), and
3232 915 (H.B. 3607), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session,
3333 2021, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
3434 (3) "Event" means any of the following and includes
3535 any activity related to or associated with the following:
3636 (A) the Academy of Country Music Awards;
3737 (B) the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic
3838 Games;
3939 (C) the Bassmaster Classic;
4040 (D) a Big 12 Football Conference Championship
4141 game;
4242 (E) [(D)] the Breeders' Cup World Championships;
4343 (F) [(E)] a game of the College Football Playoff
4444 or its successor;
4545 (G) [(F)] the Confederation of North, Central
4646 America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Gold Cup;
4747 (H) [(F)] a CONVRG conference;
4848 (I) [(G)] an Elite Rodeo Association World
4949 Championship;
5050 (J) a Federation Equestre Internationale World
5151 Cup Final;
5252 (K) a Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme
5353 (FIM) World Supercross Championship race;
5454 (L) the [(H) a] Formula One United States Grand
5555 Prix [automobile race];
5656 (M) [(I)] the largest event held each year at a
5757 sports entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating
5858 capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of at least
5959 125,000 on September 1, 2021;
6060 (N) [(J)] the Major League Baseball All-Star
6161 Game;
6262 (O) [(K)] the Major League Soccer All-Star Game
6363 or the Major League Soccer Cup;
6464 (P) [(L)] a mixed martial arts championship;
6565 (Q) [(M)] the Moto Grand Prix of the United
6666 States;
6767 (R) [(N)] the National Association for Stock Car
6868 Auto Racing (NASCAR):
6969 (i) All-Star Race;
7070 (ii) season-ending Championship Race; or
7171 (iii) Texas Grand Prix race;
7272 (S) [(O)] the National Basketball Association
7373 All-Star Game;
7474 (T) [(P)] a National Collegiate Athletic
7575 Association Final Four tournament game;
7676 (U) [(Q)] the National Collegiate Athletic
7777 Association men's or women's lacrosse championships;
7878 (V) [(R)] a national collegiate championship of
7979 an amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the
8080 sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee;
8181 (W) [(S)] the National Cutting Horse Association
8282 Triple Crown;
8383 (X) [(T)] the National Hockey League All-Star
8484 Game;
8585 (Y) the National Hot Rod Association Fall
8686 Nationals at the Texas Motorplex;
8787 (Z) [(U)] a national political convention of the
8888 Republican National Committee or the Democratic National
8989 Committee;
9090 (AA) [(V) a championship event in] the
9191 National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Championship Series;
9292 (BB) [(W)] an Olympic activity, including a
9393 Junior or Senior activity, training program, or feeder program
9494 sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee's Community
9595 Olympic Development Program;
9696 (CC) [(X)] a presidential general election
9797 debate;
9898 (DD) the Professional Bull Riders World Finals;
9999 (EE) [(Y)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys
100100 Association National Finals Rodeo;
101101 (FF) a series of cricket matches or competitions
102102 within the T20 World Cup;
103103 (GG) [(Z)] a Super Bowl;
104104 (HH) [(AA)] the United States Open Championship;
105105 (II) [(BB)] a World Cup soccer game or the World
106106 Cup soccer tournament;
107107 (JJ) [(CC)] the World Games;
108108 (KK) [(DD)] a World Wrestling Entertainment
109109 WrestleMania event; or
110110 (LL) [(EE)] the X Games.
111111 SECTION 2. Section 478.0001(7), Government Code, as amended
112112 by Chapters 10 (H.B. 1472), 102 (S.B. 1265), and 915 (H.B. 3607),
113113 Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted
114114 and amended to read as follows:
115115 (7) "Site selection organization" means:
116116 (A) the Academy of Country Music;
117117 (B) the Amateur Athletic Union;
118118 (C) Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, LLC;
119119 (D) the Big 12 Conference;
120120 (E) [(D)] the College Football Playoff
121121 Administration, LLC, or its successor;
122122 (F) [(E)] the Commission on Presidential
123123 Debates;
124124 (G) the Confederation of North, Central America
125125 and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf);
126126 (H) [(F)] the Democratic National Committee;
127127 (I) [(G)] Dorna Sports;
128128 (J) [(H)] the Elite Rodeo Association;
129129 (K) [(I)] Encore Live;
130130 (L) [(J)] ESPN or an affiliate;
131131 (M) the Federation Equestre Internationale
132132 (FEI);
133133 (N) [(K)] the Federation Internationale de
134134 Football Association (FIFA);
135135 (O) the International Cricket Council;
136136 (P) [(L)] the International World Games
137137 Association;
138138 (Q) [(M)] Major League Baseball;
139139 (R) [(N)] Major League Soccer;
140140 (S) [(O)] the National Association for Stock Car
141141 Auto Racing (NASCAR);
142142 (T) [(P)] the National Basketball Association;
143143 (U) [(Q)] the National Collegiate Athletic
144144 Association;
145145 (V) [(R)] the National Cutting Horse
146146 Association;
147147 (W) [(S)] the National Football League;
148148 (X) [(T)] the National Hockey League;
149149 (Y) the National Hot Rod Association;
150150 (Z) [(U)] the National Reined Cow Horse
151151 Association (NRCHA);
152152 (AA) Professional Bull Riders, LLC;
153153 (BB) [(V)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys
154154 Association;
155155 (CC) [(W)] the Republican National Committee;
156156 (DD) SX Global;
157157 (EE) [(X)] the Ultimate Fighting Championship;
158158 (FF) [(Y)] the United States Golf Association;
159159 (GG) [(Z)] the United States Olympic Committee;
160160 (HH) [(AA)] World Wrestling Entertainment; or
161161 (II) [(BB)] the national governing body of a
162162 sport that is recognized by:
163163 (i) the Federation Internationale de
164164 l'Automobile;
165165 (ii) Formula One Management Limited or its
166166 successor;
167167 (iii) the National Thoroughbred Racing
168168 Association; or
169169 (iv) the United States Olympic Committee.
170170 SECTION 3. Section 478.0051, Government Code, is amended by
171171 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
172172 (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an event described by
173173 Section 478.0001(3)(FF) may receive funding through the program if
174174 a portion of the event is held at one or more sites located in
175175 another state or country.
176176 SECTION 4. Section 478.0052, Government Code, is amended to
177177 read as follows:
178178 Sec. 478.0052. SINGLE EVENT CLASSIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY
179179 PURPOSES. For purposes of Section 478.0051:
180180 (1) [,] each presidential general election debate in a
181181 series of presidential debates before a general election is
182182 considered a separate, single event; and
183183 (2) each series of games for the World Cup soccer
184184 tournament held in a market area designated for that series is
185185 considered a separate, single event.
186186 SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 478, Government Code, is
187187 amended by adding Section 478.00525 to read as follows:
188188 Sec. 478.00525. SINGLE YEAR CLASSIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY
189189 PURPOSES FOR CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS. For purposes of Sections
190190 478.0051(b)(1) and (3), a sporting event listed in Section
191191 478.0001(3) is considered to be held one time in each year if the
192192 event is held only one time in any annual season for that sport.
193193 SECTION 6. Section 478.0053, Government Code, is amended to
194194 read as follows:
195195 Sec. 478.0053. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY
196196 REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LARGE VENUES. Section 478.0051(b)(1) does
197197 not apply to an event described by Section 478.0001(3)(M)
198198 [478.0001(3)(H)]. If an endorsing municipality or endorsing county
199199 requests the office to make a determination under Section 478.0102
200200 for an event described by Section
201201 478.0001(3)(M) [478.0001(3)(H)], the remaining provisions of this
202202 chapter apply to that event as if the event satisfied the
203203 eligibility requirements under Section 478.0051(b)(1).
204204 SECTION 7. Subchapter B, Chapter 480, Government Code, is
205205 amended by adding Section 480.00515 to read as follows:
206206 Sec. 480.00515. SINGLE YEAR CLASSIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY
207207 PURPOSES FOR CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS. For purposes of Sections
208208 480.0051(1) and (3), a sporting event is considered to be held one
209209 time in each year if the event is held only one time in any annual
210210 season for that sport.
211211 SECTION 8. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
212212 over another Act of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023,
213213 relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
214214 codes.
215215 SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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