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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to charitable raffles conducted by the charitable |
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foundations of certain professional sports teams. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2004.002, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (2) to read as follows: |
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(2) "Professional sports team" means: |
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(A) a team organized in this state that is a |
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member of Major League Baseball, the National Basketball |
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Association, the National Hockey League, the National Football |
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League, Major League Soccer, the American Hockey League, the East |
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Coast Hockey League, the American Association of Independent |
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Professional Baseball, the Atlantic League of Professional |
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Baseball, Minor League Baseball, the National Basketball |
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Association Development League, the National Women's Soccer |
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League, the Major Arena Soccer League, the United Soccer League, or |
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the Women's National Basketball Association; |
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(B) a person hosting a motorsports racing team |
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event sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto |
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Racing (NASCAR), INDYCar, or another nationally recognized |
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motorsports racing association at a venue in this state with a |
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permanent seating capacity of not less than 75,000; or |
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(C) an organization hosting a Professional Golf |
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Association event; or |
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(D) an organization sanctioned by the |
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Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on December 1, 2021, but |
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only if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 87th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, to authorize additional |
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professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct |
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charitable raffles at additional venues is approved by the voters. |
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If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no |
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effect. |