1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the regulation of racing.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 3.021, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
 1-5     Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsections
 1-6     (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:
 1-7           (e)  Services or devices offered at racetracks to racetrack
 1-8     patrons pursuant to the State Lottery Act (Chapter 466, Government
 1-9     Code) or the Bingo Enabling Act (Chapter 2001, Occupations Code)
1-10     are subject to the exclusive administrative jurisdiction of the
1-11     Texas Lottery Commission.
1-12           (f)  Services or devices offered at racetracks to racetrack
1-13     patrons for pari-mutuel wagering, entertainment, or amusement
1-14     purposes, including the use of a pari-mutuel ticket as a prize in
1-15     any legal activity conducted at a racetrack, are subject to the
1-16     exclusive administrative jurisdiction of the commission.
1-17           (g)  The commission shall regulate all pari-mutuel events
1-18     offered at a racetrack to racetrack patrons.
1-19           SECTION 2.  Section 3.07(d), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
1-20     Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-21           (d)  Medication or drug testing performed on a race animal
1-22     under this Act shall be conducted by the Texas Veterinary Medical
1-23     Diagnostic Laboratory or by a laboratory operated by or in
1-24     conjunction with or by a private or public agency selected by the
 2-1     commission after consultation with the [on a yearly basis by
 2-2     competitive bidding submitted to the commission for final approval.
 2-3     The commission's decision shall be based on cost and integrity.
 2-4     The] Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory [may aid the
 2-5     commission in its selection].  Medication or drug testing performed
 2-6     on a human under this Act shall be conducted by a laboratory
 2-7     approved by the commission.  Charges for services performed under
 2-8     this section shall be forwarded to the commission for approval as
 2-9     to the reasonableness of the charges for the services.  Charges may
2-10     include but are not limited to expenses incurred for travel,
2-11     lodging, testing, and processing of test results.  The reasonable
2-12     charges associated with medication or drug testing conducted under
2-13     this Act shall be paid by the association that receives the
2-14     services.  The commission shall adopt rules for the procedures for
2-15     approving and paying laboratory charges under this section.  The
2-16     commission shall determine if the laboratory drug testing charges
2-17     are [On the approval of the charges as] reasonable, in relation to
2-18     industry standards [for testing charges], by periodically surveying
2-19     the testing charges of comparable laboratories in the United
2-20     States.  The [the] commission shall forward a copy of the charges
2-21     to the association that receives the services for immediate
2-22     payment.
2-23           SECTION 3.  Article 5, Texas Racing Act (Vernon's Texas Civil
2-24     Statutes), is amended by adding Section 5.06 to read as follows:
2-25           Sec. 5.06.  OCCUPATIONAL LICENSEES. Any racetrack that
2-26     conducts a seasonal live race meeting in which there is a period of
2-27     at least six weeks between live meets must, at the completion of
 3-1     the live meet:
 3-2                 (1)  terminate the seasonal workforce within 10 days of
 3-3     the end of the live meet;
 3-4                 (2)  collect seasonal workforce licensee certificates
 3-5     or credentials issued by the commission; and
 3-6                 (3)  provide the commission with a list of all
 3-7     terminated licensees within five days of termination.
 3-8           SECTION 4. Section 6.08, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
 3-9     Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by amending Subsection
3-10     (i) and adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
3-11           (i)  Ten percent of the total breakage from a live
3-12     pari-mutuel pool or a simulcast pari-mutuel pool is to be paid to
3-13     the commission for use by the appropriate state horse breed
3-14     registry, subject to rules promulgated by the commission. The
3-15     appropriate breed registry for Thoroughbred horses is the Texas
3-16     Thoroughbred Breeders Association, for quarter horses is the Texas
3-17     Quarter Horse Association, [for Appaloosa horses is the Texas
3-18     Appaloosa Horse Club,] for Arabian horses is the Texas Arabian
3-19     Breeders Association, and for paint horses is the Texas Paint Horse
3-20     Breeders Association.
3-21           (n)  A horse breed registry may by rule restrict the
3-22     eligibility of its horses for accredited Texas-bred awards or purse
3-23     supplements when the horse runs in mixed racing.
3-24           SECTION 5.  Article 6, Texas Racing Act, is amended by adding
3-25     Section 6.0915 to read as follows:
3-26           Sec. 6.0915.  CROSS-SPECIES SIMULCASTING. (a)  To ensure
3-27     cross-species simulcasting adequately supports and enhances the
 4-1     live races offered at the racetrack, a racetrack may offer a
 4-2     cross-species simulcast only pursuant to an agreement, approved by
 4-3     the commission, between the horsemen's organization, the state
 4-4     greyhound breed registry, and all racetracks desiring to offer
 4-5     cross-species simulcasting.  The agreement shall contain provisions
 4-6     to address the percentage of revenue from the simulcast that will
 4-7     be allocated to horse purses, greyhound purses, and administrative
 4-8     costs.  The commission may adopt rules specifying other matters to
 4-9     be addressed in the agreement.  The rules may require the payment
4-10     of any purse allocation to the commission or to one or more
4-11     official breed registry for distribution among the various Texas
4-12     racetracks.
4-13           (b)  If the parties to the agreement described in Subsection
4-14     (a) of this section cannot reach an agreement by September 1, 2002,
4-15     any party listed in Subsection (a) of this section may request the
4-16     commission to take jurisdiction over the matter and negotiate an
4-17     agreement between the parties to provide for cross-species
4-18     simulcasting at all racetracks desiring to offer cross-species
4-19     simulcasting.
4-20           (c)  An agreement under this section shall provide for an
4-21     amount set by the official state greyhound breed registry, but not
4-22     to exceed 15 percent of the amount set aside for greyhound purses
4-23     under this section from each cross-species simulcast pool, to be
4-24     paid to the registry.
4-25           (d)  An agreement under this section shall provide for 0.37
4-26     percent of each cross-species simulcast pool to be paid to the
4-27     state quarter horse breed registry for distribution as quarter
 5-1     horse purses at Texas horse racetracks.
 5-2           (e)  An agreement under this section shall provide for 0.37
 5-3     percent of each cross-species simulcast pool to be paid to the
 5-4     state Thoroughbred breed registry for distribution as Thoroughbred
 5-5     purses at Texas horse racetracks.
 5-6           (f)  The commission shall adopt rules relating to the
 5-7     oversight, collection, and distribution of the amounts allocated
 5-8     under Section 6.091 of this Act and this section.
 5-9           (g)  This section takes effect January 1, 2002.
5-10           SECTION 6.  Section 11.011(e), Texas Racing Act (Article
5-11     179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as
5-12     follows:
5-13           (e)  The racetrack where the wager is made is responsible for
5-14     reporting and remitting the state's share of the pari-mutuel pool.
5-15     [If intrastate wagering pools are combined between tracks, the
5-16     track where the race originates is responsible for the state's
5-17     share of the pari-mutuel pool regardless of whether a shortage or
5-18     error occurred at the originating track or receiving track.]
5-19           SECTION 7.  Section 6.06(a), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
5-20     Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
5-21           (a)  To preserve and protect the public health, welfare, and
5-22     safety, the commission shall adopt rules relating to license
5-23     applications, the financial responsibility, moral character, and
5-24     ability of applicants, and all matters relating to the planning,
5-25     construction, and operation of racetracks.  The commission may
5-26     refuse to issue a racetrack license or may revoke or suspend a
5-27     license if, after notice and hearing, it has reasonable grounds to
 6-1     believe and finds that:
 6-2                 (1)  the applicant has been convicted in a court of
 6-3     competent jurisdiction of a violation of this Act or any rule
 6-4     adopted by the commission or that the applicant has aided, abetted,
 6-5     or conspired with any person to commit such a violation;
 6-6                 (2)  the applicant has been convicted of a felony or of
 6-7     any crime involving moral turpitude, including convictions for
 6-8     which the punishment received was a suspended sentence, probation,
 6-9     or a nonadjudicated conviction, that is reasonably related to the
6-10     applicant's present fitness to hold a license under this Act;
6-11                 (3)  the applicant has violated or has caused to be
6-12     violated this Act or a rule of the commission in a manner that
6-13     involves moral turpitude, as distinguished from a technical
6-14     violation of this Act or of a rule;
6-15                 (4)  the applicant is unqualified, by experience or
6-16     otherwise, to perform the duties required of a licensee under this
6-17     Act;
6-18                 (5)  the applicant failed to answer or falsely or
6-19     incorrectly answered a question in an application;
6-20                 (6)  the applicant fails to disclose the true ownership
6-21     or interest in a greyhound or horse as required by the rules of the
6-22     commission;
6-23                 (7)  the applicant is indebted to the state for any
6-24     fees or for the payment of a penalty imposed by this Act or by a
6-25     rule of the commission;
6-26                 (8)  the applicant is not of good moral character or
6-27     the applicant's reputation as a peaceable, law-abiding citizen in
 7-1     the community where the applicant resides is bad;
 7-2                 (9)  the applicant has not yet attained the minimum age
 7-3     necessary to purchase alcoholic beverages in this state;
 7-4                 (10)  the applicant is in the habit of using alcoholic
 7-5     beverages to an excess or uses a controlled substance as defined in
 7-6     Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or a dangerous drug as defined
 7-7     in Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, or is mentally
 7-8     incapacitated;
 7-9                 (11)  the applicant may be excluded from a track
7-10     enclosure under this Act;
7-11                 (12)  [the applicant has not been a United States
7-12     citizen residing in this state for the period of 10 consecutive
7-13     years immediately preceding the filing of the application;]
7-14                 [(13)]  the applicant has improperly used a license
7-15     certificate, credential, or identification card issued under this
7-16     Act;
7-17                 (13) [(14)]  the applicant is residentially domiciled
7-18     with a person whose license has been revoked for cause within the
7-19     12 months immediately preceding the date of the present
7-20     application;
7-21                 (14) [(15)]  the applicant has failed or refused to
7-22     furnish a true copy of the application to the commission's district
7-23     office in the district in which the premises for which the permit
7-24     is sought are located;
7-25                 (15) [(16)]  the applicant is engaged or has engaged in
7-26     activities or practices that the commission finds are detrimental
7-27     to the best interests of the public and the sport of greyhound
 8-1     racing or horse racing; or
 8-2                 (16) [(17)]  the applicant fails to fully disclose the
 8-3     true owners of all interests, beneficial or otherwise, in a
 8-4     proposed racetrack facility.
 8-5           SECTION 8.  Article 11, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e,
 8-6     Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 11.11
 8-7     to read as follows:
 8-8           Sec. 11.11.  SIMULCASTING RESTRICTED TO DESIGNATED PREMISES.
 8-9     The commission shall not allow wagering on a simulcast horse or
8-10     greyhound race at more than one location licensed under Section
8-11     6.02 of this Act and within an area defined by Section 6.02(b) of
8-12     this Act.
8-13           SECTION 9.  Sections 6.06(c), (d), and (h), and Section 6.16,
8-14     Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are
8-15     repealed.
8-16           SECTION 10.  Sections 6.091(c)-(j) and 11.011(h)-(j), Texas
8-17     Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are
8-18     repealed.
8-19           SECTION 11.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 2484 was passed by the House on April
         27, 2001, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in
         Senate amendments to H.B. No. 2484 on May 25, 2001, by a non-record
         vote; and that the House adopted H.C.R. No. 333 authorizing certain
         corrections in H.B. No. 2484 on May 28, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 2484 was passed by the Senate, with
         amendments, on May 21, 2001, by a viva-voce vote; and that the
         Senate adopted H.C.R. No. 333 authorizing certain corrections in
         H.B. No. 2484 on May 28, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor