S.B. No. 1158 AN ACT relating to single event classification for eligibility under the major events reimbursement program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 478.0052, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 478.0052. SINGLE EVENT CLASSIFICATION FOR ELIGIBILITY PURPOSES. For purposes of Section 478.0051: (1) [,] each presidential general election debate in a series of presidential debates before a general election is considered a separate, single event; and (2) each series of games for the World Cup soccer tournament held in a market area designated for that series is considered a separate, single event. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1158 passed the Senate on April 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1158 passed the House on May 6, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 96, Nays 38, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor