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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the professional |
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sports team charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by |
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certain professional associations to conduct charitable raffles at |
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rodeo venues. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 47(d-1), Article III, Texas |
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Constitution, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The legislature by general law may permit a |
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professional sports team charitable foundation to conduct |
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charitable raffles under the terms and conditions imposed by |
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general law. The law may authorize the charitable foundation to pay |
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with the raffle proceeds reasonable advertising, promotional, and |
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administrative expenses. A law enacted under this subsection |
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applies only to an entity defined as a professional sports team |
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charitable foundation under that law and may only allow charitable |
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raffles to be conducted at games or rodeo events hosted at the home |
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venue of the professional sports team associated with a |
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professional sports team charitable foundation. In this |
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subsection, "professional sports team" means: |
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(1) a team organized in this state that is a member of |
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Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the |
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National Hockey League, the National Football League, Major League |
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Soccer, the American Hockey League, the East Coast Hockey League, |
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the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, the |
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Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, Minor League Baseball, |
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the National Basketball Association Development League, the |
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National Women's Soccer League, the Major Arena Soccer League, the |
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United Soccer League, or the Women's National Basketball |
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Association; |
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(2) a person hosting a motorsports racing team event |
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sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing |
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(NASCAR), INDYCar, or another nationally recognized motorsports |
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racing association at a venue in this state with a permanent seating |
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capacity of not less than 75,000; |
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(3) an organization hosting a Professional Golf |
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Association event; [or] |
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(4) an organization sanctioned by the Professional |
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Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women's Professional Rodeo |
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Association; or |
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(5) any other professional sports team defined by law. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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professional sports team charitable foundations of organizations |
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sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the |
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Women's Professional Rodeo Association to conduct charitable |
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raffles at rodeo venues." |