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| 4 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 8 | | relating to the eligibility of the South by Southwest Conference |
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| 7 | 9 | | and Festivals for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement |
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| 8 | 10 | | Program. |
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| 9 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Sections 478.0001(3) and (7), Government Code, |
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| 11 | 13 | | are amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 14 | | (3) "Event" means any of the following and includes any |
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| 13 | 15 | | activity related to or associated with the following: |
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| 14 | 16 | | (A) the Academy of Country Music Awards; |
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| 15 | 17 | | (B) the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games; |
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| 16 | 18 | | (C) the Bassmaster Classic; |
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| 17 | 19 | | (D) a Big 12 Football Conference Championship game; |
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| 18 | 20 | | (E) the Breeders' Cup World Championships; |
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| 19 | 21 | | (F) the CMT (Country Music Television) Music Awards; |
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| 20 | 22 | | (G) a game of the College Football Playoff or its |
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| 21 | 23 | | successor; |
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| 22 | 24 | | (H) the Confederation of North, Central America and |
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| 23 | 25 | | Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Gold Cup; |
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| 24 | 26 | | (I) a CONVRG conference; |
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| 25 | 27 | | (J) an Elite Rodeo Association World Championship; |
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| 26 | 28 | | (K) a Federation Equestre Internationale World Cup |
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| 27 | 29 | | Final; |
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| 28 | 30 | | (L) a Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) |
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| 29 | 31 | | World Supercross Championship race; |
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| 30 | 32 | | (M) the Formula One United States Grand Prix; |
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| 31 | 33 | | (N) the largest event held each year at a sports |
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| 32 | 34 | | entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating |
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| 33 | 35 | | capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of at least |
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| 34 | 36 | | 125,000 on September 1, 2021; |
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| 35 | 37 | | (O) the Major League Baseball All-Star Game; |
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| 36 | 38 | | (P) the Major League Soccer All-Star Game or the Major |
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| 37 | 39 | | League Soccer Cup; |
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| 38 | 40 | | (Q) a mixed martial arts championship; |
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| 39 | 41 | | (R) the Moto Grand Prix of the United States; |
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| 40 | 42 | | (S) the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing |
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| 41 | 43 | | (NASCAR): |
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| 42 | 44 | | (i) All-Star Race; |
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| 43 | 45 | | (ii) season-ending Championship Race; or |
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| 44 | 46 | | (iii) Texas Grand Prix race; |
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| 45 | 47 | | (T) the National Basketball Association All-Star |
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| 46 | 48 | | Game; |
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| 47 | 49 | | (U) a National Collegiate Athletic Association Final |
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| 48 | 50 | | Four tournament game; |
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| 49 | 51 | | (V) the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's |
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| 50 | 52 | | or women's lacrosse championships; |
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| 51 | 53 | | (W) a national collegiate championship of an amateur |
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| 52 | 54 | | sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the sport that is |
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| 53 | 55 | | recognized by the United States Olympic Committee; |
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| 54 | 56 | | (X) the National Cutting Horse Association Triple |
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| 55 | 57 | | Crown; |
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| 56 | 58 | | (Y) the National Hockey League All-Star Game; |
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| 57 | 59 | | (Z) the National Hot Rod Association Fall Nationals at |
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| 58 | 60 | | the Texas Motorplex; |
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| 59 | 61 | | (AA) a national political convention of the Republican |
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| 60 | 62 | | National Committee or the Democratic National Committee; |
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| 61 | 63 | | (BB) the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) |
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| 62 | 64 | | Championship Series; |
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| 63 | 65 | | (CC) an Olympic activity, including a Junior or Senior |
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| 64 | 66 | | activity, training program, or feeder program sanctioned by the |
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| 65 | 67 | | United States Olympic Committee's Community Olympic Development |
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| 66 | 68 | | Program; |
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| 67 | 69 | | (DD) a presidential general election debate; |
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| 68 | 70 | | (EE) the Professional Bull Riders World Finals; |
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| 69 | 71 | | (FF) the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association |
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| 70 | 72 | | National Finals Rodeo; |
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| 71 | 73 | | (GG) a series of cricket matches or competitions |
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| 72 | 74 | | within the T20 World Cup; |
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| 73 | 75 | | (HH) the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals; |
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| 74 | 76 | | (II) a Super Bowl; |
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| 75 | 77 | | (JJ) [(II)] the United States Open Championship; |
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| 76 | 78 | | (KK) [(JJ)] a World Cup soccer game or the World Cup |
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| 77 | 79 | | soccer tournament; |
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| 78 | 80 | | (LL) [(KK)] the World Games; |
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| 79 | 81 | | (MM) [(LL)] a World Wrestling Entertainment |
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| 80 | 82 | | WrestleMania event; or |
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| 81 | 83 | | (NN) [(MM)] the X Games. |
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| 82 | 84 | | (7) "Site selection organization" means: |
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| 83 | 85 | | (A) the Academy of Country Music; |
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| 84 | 86 | | (B) the Amateur Athletic Union; |
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| 85 | 87 | | (C) Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, LLC; |
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| 86 | 88 | | (D) the Big 12 Conference; |
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| 87 | 89 | | (E) CMT (Country Music Television) Productions Inc.; |
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| 88 | 90 | | (F) the College Football Playoff Administration, LLC, |
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| 89 | 91 | | or its successor; |
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| 90 | 92 | | (G) the Commission on Presidential Debates; |
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| 91 | 93 | | (H) the Confederation of North, Central America and |
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| 92 | 94 | | Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf); |
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| 93 | 95 | | (I) the Democratic National Committee; |
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| 94 | 96 | | (J) Dorna Sports; |
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| 95 | 97 | | (K) the Elite Rodeo Association; |
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| 96 | 98 | | (L) Encore Live; |
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| 97 | 99 | | (M) ESPN or an affiliate; |
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| 98 | 100 | | (N) the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI); |
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| 99 | 101 | | (O) the Federation Internationale de Football |
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| 100 | 102 | | Association (FIFA); |
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| 101 | 103 | | (P) the International Cricket Council; |
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| 102 | 104 | | (Q) the International World Games Association; |
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| 103 | 105 | | (R) Major League Baseball; |
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| 104 | 106 | | (S) Major League Soccer; |
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| 105 | 107 | | (T) the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing |
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| 106 | 108 | | (NASCAR); |
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| 107 | 109 | | (U) the National Basketball Association; |
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| 108 | 110 | | (V) the National Collegiate Athletic Association; |
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| 109 | 111 | | (W) the National Cutting Horse Association; |
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| 110 | 112 | | (X) the National Football League; |
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| 111 | 113 | | (Y) the National Hockey League; |
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| 112 | 114 | | (Z) the National Hot Rod Association; |
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| 113 | 115 | | (AA) the National Reined Cow Horse Association |
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| 114 | 116 | | (NRCHA); |
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| 115 | 117 | | (BB) Professional Bull Riders, LLC; |
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| 116 | 118 | | (CC) the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association; |
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| 117 | 119 | | (DD) the Republican National Committee; |
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| 118 | 120 | | (EE) South by Southwest; |
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| 119 | 121 | | (FF) SX Global; |
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| 120 | 122 | | (GG) [(FF)] the Ultimate Fighting Championship; |
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| 121 | 123 | | (HH) [(GG)] the United States Golf Association; |
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| 122 | 124 | | (II) [(HH)] the United States Olympic Committee; |
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| 123 | 125 | | (JJ) [(II)] World Wrestling Entertainment; or |
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| 124 | 126 | | (KK) [(JJ)] the national governing body of a sport |
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| 125 | 127 | | that is recognized by: |
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| 126 | 128 | | (i) the Federation Internationale de |
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| 127 | 129 | | l'Automobile; |
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| 128 | 130 | | (ii) Formula One Management Limited or its |
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| 129 | 131 | | successor; |
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| 130 | 132 | | (iii) the National Thoroughbred Racing |
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| 131 | 133 | | Association; or |
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| 132 | 134 | | (iv) the United States Olympic Committee. |
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| 133 | 135 | | SECTION 2. Section 478.0053, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 134 | 136 | | read as follows: |
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| 135 | 137 | | Sec. 478.0053. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY |
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| 136 | 138 | | REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LARGE VENUES. Section 478.0051(b)(1) does |
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| 137 | 139 | | not apply to an event described by Section 478.0001(3)(N) or (HH). |
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| 138 | 140 | | If an endorsing municipality or endorsing county requests the |
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| 139 | 141 | | office to make a determination under Section 478.0102 for an event |
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| 140 | 142 | | described by Section 478.0001(3)(N) or (HH), the remaining |
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| 141 | 143 | | provisions of this chapter apply to that event as if the event |
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| 142 | 144 | | satisfied the eligibility requirements under Section |
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| 143 | 145 | | 478.0051(b)(1). |
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| 144 | 146 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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