S.B. No. 293
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to a clarification of the law governing eligibility of
  certain events for funding under the Major Events trust fund.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 5A(a)(5), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts
  of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14,
  Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
               (5)  "Site selection organization" means:
                     (A)  the National Football League, the National
  Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Basketball
  Association, ESPN or an affiliate, the National Hockey League,
  Major League Baseball, the Federation Internationale de Football
  Association (FIFA), the International World Games Association, the
  National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), or the
  United States Olympic Committee;
                     (B)  the national governing body of a sport that
  is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee, the National
  Thoroughbred Racing Association, Formula One Management Limited,
  or the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile;
                     (C)  the Academy of Country Music;
                     (D)  the National Cutting Horse Association; [or]
                     (E)  the Republican National Committee or the
  Democratic National Committee; or
                     (F)  the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
         SECTION 2.  The amendment made by this Act to Section 5A(a),
  Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is
  intended only to clarify existing law, as amended by Chapter 1371
  (S.B. 1678), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013,
  on the eligibility of certain events to receive funding from the
  Major Events trust fund.  Each event held on or after the effective
  date of S.B. 1678, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, and the
  event's eligibility to receive funding from the Major Events trust
  fund, are governed by the law as clarified by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 293 passed the Senate on
  March 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on March 31, 2015, by the
  following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 293 passed the House, with
  amendment, on March 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 114,
  Nays 27, two present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor