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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the |
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Major Events Reimbursement Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 478.0001(3), Government Code, as |
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effective April 1, 2021, is amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Event" means any of the following and includes |
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any activity related to or associated with the following: |
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(A) the Academy of Country Music Awards; |
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(B) the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic |
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Games; |
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(C) the Breeders' Cup World Championships; |
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(D) a game of the College Football Playoff or its |
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successor; |
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(E) an Elite Rodeo Association World |
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Championship; |
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(F) a Formula One automobile race; |
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(G) the largest event held each year at a sports |
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entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating |
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capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of at least |
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125,000 on September 1, 2021; |
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(H) the Major League Baseball All-Star Game; |
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(I) the Major League Soccer All-Star Game or the |
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Major League Soccer Cup; |
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(J) a mixed martial arts championship; |
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(K) the Moto Grand Prix of the United States; |
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(L) the National Association for Stock Car Auto |
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Racing (NASCAR): |
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(i) All-Star Race; [or] |
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(ii) season-ending Championship Race; or |
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(iii) Texas Grand Prix race; |
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(M) the National Basketball Association All-Star |
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Game; |
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(N) a National Collegiate Athletic Association |
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Final Four tournament game; |
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(O) the National Collegiate Athletic Association |
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men's or women's lacrosse championships; |
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(P) a national collegiate championship of an |
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amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the |
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sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee; |
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(Q) the National Cutting Horse Association |
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Triple Crown; |
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(R) the National Hockey League All-Star Game; |
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(S) a national political convention of the |
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Republican National Committee or the Democratic National |
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Committee; |
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(T) an Olympic activity, including a Junior or |
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Senior activity, training program, or feeder program sanctioned by |
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the United States Olympic Committee's Community Olympic |
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Development Program; |
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(U) a presidential general election debate; |
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(V) the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association |
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National Finals Rodeo; |
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(W) a Super Bowl; |
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(X) the United States Open Championship; |
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(Y) a World Cup soccer game or the World Cup |
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soccer tournament; |
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(Z) the World Games; or |
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(AA) the X Games. |
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SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1155 passed the Senate on |
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April 29, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1155 passed the House on |
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May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 32, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |