Relating to the eligibility of the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

89(R) HB 3962 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R20671 PRL-F

By: Geren, Tinderholt

H.B. No. 3962

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3962:

By: Metcalf

C.S.H.B. No. 3962

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the eligibility of the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington

for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 478.0001(3) and (7), Government Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(3) "Event" means any of the following and includes

any activity related to or associated with the following:

(A) the Academy of Country Music Awards;

(B) the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic

Games;

(C) the Bassmaster Classic;

(D) a Big 12 Football Conference Championship

game;

(E) the Breeders' Cup World Championships;

(F) the CMT (Country Music Television) Music

Awards;

(G) a game of the College Football Playoff or its

successor;

(H) the Confederation of North, Central America

and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Gold Cup;

(I) a CONVRG conference;

(J) an Elite Rodeo Association World

Championship;

(K) a Federation Equestre Internationale World

Cup Final;

(L) a Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme

(FIM) World Supercross Championship race;

(M) the Formula One United States Grand Prix;

(M-1) the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington;

(N) the largest event held each year at a sports

entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating

capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of at least

125,000 on September 1, 2021;

(O) the Major League Baseball All-Star Game;

(P) the Major League Soccer All-Star Game or the

Major League Soccer Cup;

(Q) a mixed martial arts championship;

(R) the Moto Grand Prix of the United States;

(S) the National Association for Stock Car Auto

Racing (NASCAR):

(i) All-Star Race;

(ii) season-ending Championship Race; or

(iii) Texas Grand Prix race;

(T) the National Basketball Association All-Star

Game;

(U) a National Collegiate Athletic Association

Final Four tournament game;

(V) the National Collegiate Athletic Association

men's or women's lacrosse championships;

(W) a national collegiate championship of an

amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the

sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee;

(X) the National Cutting Horse Association

Triple Crown;

(Y) the National Hockey League All-Star Game;

(Z) the National Hot Rod Association Fall

Nationals at the Texas Motorplex;

(AA) a national political convention of the

Republican National Committee or the Democratic National

Committee;

(BB) the National Reined Cow Horse Association

(NRCHA) Championship Series;

(CC) an Olympic activity, including a Junior or

Senior activity, training program, or feeder program sanctioned by

the United States Olympic Committee's Community Olympic

Development Program;

(DD) a presidential general election debate;

(EE) the Professional Bull Riders World Finals;

(FF) the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

National Finals Rodeo;

(GG) a series of cricket matches or competitions

within the T20 World Cup;

(HH) a Super Bowl;

(II) the United States Open Championship;

(JJ) a World Cup soccer game or the World Cup

soccer tournament;

(KK) the World Games;

(LL) a World Wrestling Entertainment

WrestleMania event; or

(MM) the X Games.

(7) "Site selection organization" means:

(A) the Academy of Country Music;

(B) the Amateur Athletic Union;

(C) Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, LLC;

(D) the Big 12 Conference;

(E) CMT (Country Music Television) Productions

Inc.;

(F) the College Football Playoff Administration,

LLC, or its successor;

(G) the Commission on Presidential Debates;

(H) the Confederation of North, Central America

and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf);

(I) the Democratic National Committee;

(J) Dorna Sports;

(K) the Elite Rodeo Association;

(L) Encore Live;

(M) ESPN or an affiliate;

(N) the Federation Equestre Internationale

(FEI);

(O) the Federation Internationale de Football

Association (FIFA);

(P) the International Cricket Council;

(Q) the International World Games Association;

(R) Major League Baseball;

(S) Major League Soccer;

(T) the National Association for Stock Car Auto

Racing (NASCAR);

(U) the National Basketball Association;

(V) the National Collegiate Athletic

Association;

(W) the National Cutting Horse Association;

(X) the National Football League;

(Y) the National Hockey League;

(Z) the National Hot Rod Association;

(AA) the National Reined Cow Horse Association

(NRCHA);

(AA-1) Penske Entertainment;

(BB) Professional Bull Riders, LLC;

(CC) the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association;

(DD) the Republican National Committee;

(EE) SX Global;

(FF) the Ultimate Fighting Championship;

(GG) the United States Golf Association;

(HH) the United States Olympic Committee;

(II) World Wrestling Entertainment; or

(JJ) the national governing body of a sport that

is recognized by:

(i) the Federation Internationale de

l'Automobile;

(ii) Formula One Management Limited or its

successor;

(iii) the National Thoroughbred Racing

Association; or

(iv) the United States Olympic Committee.

SECTION 2. Section 478.0051, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d)

Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an event described by

Section 478.0001(3)(M-1) may receive funding through the program if

a site selection organization selects a site in this state as the

sole site for the event without considering through a highly

competitive process one or more sites not in this state.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.