By Brimer H.B. No. 1196
77R2485 YDB-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to incentives under the Texas Racing Act for the
1-3 Thoroughbred horse breeding industry in this state.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 1.03(21), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
1-6 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-7 (21) "Texas-bred horse" means a horse qualified under
1-8 the rules of the commission that is:
1-9 (A) sired by a stallion standing in Texas at the
1-10 time of conception and foaled by a mare in Texas;
1-11 (B) foaled by a mare [, except that a mare may
1-12 be] bred outside Texas and brought into Texas to foal at any time
1-13 [and all foals sired and foaled under those conditions] in the
1-14 mare's lifetime [shall be considered "Texas-bred"] if the mare is
1-15 bred back to a stallion standing in Texas; or
1-16 (C) a Thoroughbred horse foaled in Texas by an
1-17 accredited Texas-bred mare if the mare was bred outside Texas and
1-18 returned to Texas on or before August 15 of the calendar year of
1-19 conception. [In all instances any foal must qualify under the
1-20 rules of the commission.]
1-21 SECTION 2. Section 6.08, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
1-22 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (n)
1-23 to read as follows:
1-24 (n) An accredited Texas-bred Thoroughbred horse described by
2-1 Section 1.03(21)(C) of this Act is eligible for only one-half of
2-2 the breakage awarded under Subsection (j)(2) of this section. The
2-3 remaining portion of the breakage shall be retained by the
2-4 association to be used in stake races restricted to accredited
2-5 Texas-bred horses.
2-6 SECTION 3. Section 9.03, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
2-7 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
2-8 Sec. 9.03. TEXAS-BRED RACE. (a) An association shall
2-9 provide for the running of races limited to accredited Texas-bred
2-10 horses, each to be known as a Texas-bred race. Unless otherwise
2-11 provided by this section, on every racing day, an association shall
2-12 provide for the running of at least two races limited to accredited
2-13 Texas-bred horses, one of which shall be restricted to maidens.
2-14 Before January 1, 1994, if on any day not enough horses are entered
2-15 in an accredited Texas-bred race to provide sufficient competition,
2-16 an association shall provide for the running of two races in which
2-17 accredited Texas-bred horses are preferred. An association may
2-18 defer, in accordance with commission rule, the running of one or
2-19 both of the two races required by this section for each racing day,
2-20 but the association must provide that the total number of
2-21 accredited Texas-bred races in a race meeting is equal to twice the
2-22 total number of race dates in the race meeting.
2-23 (b) To encourage the breeding of horses in this state, any
2-24 accredited Texas-bred horse finishing first, second, or third in
2-25 any race in this state except a stakes race shall receive a purse
2-26 supplement. The appropriate state breed registry shall act in an
2-27 advisory capacity to the association and the commission for the
3-1 purpose of administering the provisions of this section.
3-2 (c) An accredited Texas-bred Thoroughbred horse that
3-3 finishes first, second, or third in a race other than a Texas-bred
3-4 race shall receive a bonus award as a purse supplement.
3-5 Twenty-five percent of the Texas-bred program funds received by the
3-6 state horse breed registry for Thoroughbred horses, excluding
3-7 expenses for administration of the Texas-bred program, shall be
3-8 allocated to fund the bonus awards.
3-9 (d) This subsection expires January 1, 2008.
3-10 Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the percentage of the Texas-bred
3-11 program funds received by the state horse breed registry for
3-12 Thoroughbred horses, excluding administrative expenses, that must
3-13 be used to fund bonus awards under Subsection (c) of this section
3-14 is the percentage provided by this subsection for each of the
3-15 following years:
3-16 (1) for 2002, 10 percent;
3-17 (2) for 2003, 12.5 percent;
3-18 (3) for 2004, 15 percent;
3-19 (4) for 2005, 17.5 percent;
3-20 (5) for 2006, 20 percent; and
3-21 (6) for 2007, 22.5 percent.
3-22 SECTION 4. (a) This Act takes effect immediately if it
3-23 receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
3-24 house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
3-25 If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
3-26 effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
3-27 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this section, Section
4-1 3 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2002.