H.B. No. 1995

	AN ACT
	relating to the distribution to the Texas Racing Commission of
	certain money deducted from simulcast pari-mutuel pools.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 2028.202(a), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A racetrack association shall distribute from the total
	amount deducted as provided by Sections 2028.101 and 2028.152 from
	each simulcast pari-mutuel pool and each simulcast cross-species
	pari-mutuel pool the following shares:
	(1)  an amount equal to one percent of each simulcast
	pari-mutuel pool to the commission for the administration of this
	subtitle [as the amount set aside for this state];
	(2)  an amount equal to 1.25 percent of each simulcast
	cross-species pari-mutuel pool to the commission for the
	administration of this subtitle [as the amount set aside for this
	state];
	(3)  for a horse racetrack association, an amount equal
	to one percent of a multiple two wagering pool or multiple three
	wagering pool as the amount set aside for the Texas-bred program to
	be used as provided by Section 2028.103;
	(4)  for a greyhound racetrack association, an amount
	equal to one percent of a multiple two wagering pool or a multiple
	three wagering pool as the amount set aside for the Texas-bred
	program for greyhound races, to be distributed and used in
	accordance with commission rules adopted to promote greyhound
	breeding in this state; and
	(5)  the remainder as the amount set aside for purses,
	expenses, the sending track, and the receiving location under a
	contract approved by the commission between the sending track and
	the receiving location.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act applies to
	the deduction from a pari-mutuel pool for a race conducted by a
	racetrack association on or after the effective date of this Act.
	(b)  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
	Act, the Texas Racing Commission shall revise existing rules or
	adopt new rules as necessary to comply with Section 2028.202(a),
	Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 1995 was passed by the House on
	April
	16, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 121, Nays 10, 2
	present, not voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 1995 was passed by the Senate on
	May 2, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 23, Nays 8.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor