SB1718 - 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.

      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;                     &#x [Text truncated for display. 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