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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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lating to the eligibility of presidential general election |
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debates for distributions from a Major Events trust fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 5A(a)(4) and (5), Chapter 1507 (S.B. |
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456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article |
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5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as amended by S.B. 293, |
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Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, are amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(4) "Event" means a Super Bowl, a National Collegiate |
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Athletic Association Final Four tournament game, the National |
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Basketball Association All-Star Game, the X Games, the National |
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Hockey League All-Star Game, the Major League Baseball All-Star |
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Game, a game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Bowl |
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Championship Series or its successor or a National Collegiate |
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Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
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postseason playoff or championship game, a World Cup Soccer game, |
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the World Games, a national collegiate championship of an amateur |
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sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the sport that is |
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recognized by the United States Olympic Committee, an Olympic |
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activity, including a Junior or Senior activity, training program, |
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or feeder program sanctioned by the United States Olympic |
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Committee's Community Olympic Development Program, a mixed martial |
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arts championship, the Breeders' Cup World Championships, a Formula |
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One automobile race, the Academy of Country Music Awards, the |
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National Cutting Horse Association Triple Crown, a presidential |
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general election debate, a national political convention of the |
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Republican National Committee or the Democratic National |
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Committee, or the largest event held each year at a sports |
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entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating |
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capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of not less |
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than 125,000. The term includes any activities related to or |
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associated with an event. |
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(5) "Site selection organization" means: |
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(A) the National Football League, the National |
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Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Basketball |
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Association, ESPN or an affiliate, the National Hockey League, |
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Major League Baseball, the Federation Internationale de Football |
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Association (FIFA), the International World Games Association, the |
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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), or the |
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United States Olympic Committee; |
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(B) the national governing body of a sport that |
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is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee, the National |
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Thoroughbred Racing Association, Formula One Management Limited, |
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or the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile; |
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(C) the Academy of Country Music; |
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(D) the National Cutting Horse Association; |
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(E) the Republican National Committee or the |
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Democratic National Committee; [or] |
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(F) the Ultimate Fighting Championship; or |
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(G) the Commission on Presidential Debates. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5A, Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the |
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76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's |
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Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (a-3) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-3) For purposes of Subsection (a-1) of this section, each |
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presidential general election debate in a series of presidential |
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debates before a general election is considered a separate, single |
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event. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |