88R14839 PRL-D By: Clardy H.B. No. 3946 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to eligibility requirements for certain events under the major events reimbursement program and the events trust fund. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 478, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 478.00525 to read as follows: Sec. 478.00525. SINGLE YEAR CLASSIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY PURPOSES FOR CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS. For purposes of Sections 478.0051(b)(1) and (3), a sporting event listed in Section 478.0001(3) is considered to be held one time in each year if the event is held only one time in any annual season for that sport. SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 480, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 480.00515 to read as follows: Sec. 480.00515. SINGLE YEAR CLASSIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY PURPOSES FOR CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS. For purposes of Sections 480.0051(1) and (3), a sporting event is considered to be held one time in each year if the event is held only one time in any annual season for that sport. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.