HB3308 • 2025

Relating to charitable raffles conducted by the professional sports team charitable foundations of rodeo organizations sanctioned by certain professional associations or hosting a Professional Rodeo Event at rodeo venues.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Geren
Last action: 2025-05-05
Official status: 05/05/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to charitable raffles conducted by the professional sports team charitable foundations of rodeo organizations sanctioned by certain professional associations or hosting a Professional Rodeo Event at rodeo venues.

What This Bill Does

Relating to charitable raffles conducted by the professional sports team charitable foundations of rodeo organizations sanctioned by certain professional associations or hosting a Professional Rodeo Event at rodeo venues.

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Bill History

2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to State Affairs
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#1282
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#1175
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-21 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-21 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
2025-02-25 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to charitable raffles conducted by the professional sports team charitable foundations of rodeo organizations sanctioned by certain professional associations or hosting a Professional Rodeo Event at rodeo venues.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3308 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Geren

H.B. No. 3308

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to charitable raffles conducted by the professional sports

team charitable foundations of rodeo organizations sanctioned by

certain professional associations or hosting a Professional Rodeo

Event at rodeo venues.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Sections 2004.002(2) and (6), Occupations Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(2) "Professional sports team" means:

(A) a team organized in this state that is a

member of Major League Baseball, the National Basketball

Association, the National Hockey League, the National Football

League, Major League Soccer, the American Hockey League, the East

Coast Hockey League, the American Association of Independent

Professional Baseball, the Atlantic League of Professional

Baseball, Minor League Baseball, the National Basketball

Association Development League, the National Women's Soccer

League, the Major Arena Soccer League, the United Soccer League, or

the Women's National Basketball Association;

(B) a person hosting a motorsports racing team

event sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto

Racing (NASCAR), INDYCar, or another nationally recognized

motorsports racing association at a venue in this state with a

permanent seating capacity of not less than 75,000;

(C) an organization hosting a Professional Golf

Association event; or

(D) an organization
hosting a Professional Rodeo

Event or
sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

or the Women's Professional Rodeo Association.

(6) "Rodeo venue" means a facility
in this state
owned

or operated by and operated as the home venue of an organization

sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the

Women's Professional Rodeo Association
or an organization hosting a

Professional Rodeo Event
at which rodeos are conducted by that

organization.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.