SB1718 • 2025

Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Sparks
Last action: 2025-06-20
Official status: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date: 2025-06-20

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Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

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Bill History

2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Signed by the Governor
2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Effective on 9/1/25
2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the House
2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online
Sent to the Governor
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the Senate
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
Reported enrolled
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Additional sponsor(s) authorized
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#3923
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
House passage reported
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Postponed. 5/28/25 8:00 AM
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Amendment(s) offered. 1-Goodwin
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Point of order withdrawn (amendment). Rule 11, Section 2
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Amendment withdrawn. 1-Goodwin
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Amendment tabled. 2-Goodwin
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#3599
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Amendment(s) offered. 3-Howard
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Point of order withdrawn (amendment). Rule 11, Section 2
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Amendment withdrawn. 3-Howard
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Point of order overruled. Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#3600
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the Senate
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Co-author authorized
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Gutierrez
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Amendment fails of adoption
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Co-author authorized
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Economic Development
2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

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89(R) SB 1718 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1718

AN ACT

relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's

Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the

National Rifle Association 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;

(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;

(BB-1)

the National Rifle Association's Annual

Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle

Association;

(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)

the National Rifle Association of

America;

(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. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1718 passed the Senate on

April 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1718 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 82, Nays 54, one

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor