Relating to the eligibility of a Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) World Endurance Championship international automobile race for funding under the major events reimbursement program.
relating to the eligibility of a Federation Internationale de
l’Automobile (FIA) World Endurance Championship international
automobile race for funding under the major events reimbursement
program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 478.0001(3), Government Code, is 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;
(K-1) a Federation Internationale de
l’Automobile (FIA) World Endurance Championship international
automobile race;
(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;
(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.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
