Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 1196 amends the Texas Racing Act to expand the definition of "Texas-bred horse" to include a Thoroughbred or Arabian horse foaled in Texas by an accredited Texas-bred mare if the mare was bred outside Texas and returned to Texas on or before August 15 of the calendar year of conception. The bill provides that such horses are eligible for only half of certain incentives awarded as part of the Texas-bred program and that the remaining portion must be retained by the appropriate state horse breed registry for general distribution. The bill also provides that a Texas-bred Thoroughbred horse that finishes first, second, or third in a race other than a Texas-bred race shall receive an owner's bonus award as a purse supplement and establishes an annual schedule beginning in 2002 to phase in the allocation of Texas-bred program funds to fund the bonus awards.