HB 3308 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to charitable raffles conducted by the professional sports team charitable foundations of rodeo organizations sanctioned by certain professional associations or hosting a Professional Rodeo Event at rodeo venues.

This Texas bill amends the Occupations Code to clarify which rodeo organizations can conduct charitable raffles through their foundations. It adds specific definitions to include organizations sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) or Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) as "professional sports teams," and defines "rodeo venues" as facilities hosting sanctioned rodeo events. This change directly affects charitable foundations affiliated with PRCA/WPRA-sanctioned rodeo organizations operating at approved venues. The bill does not create new raffle rules but updates eligibility criteria under existing law, effective September 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · May 2, 2025
MINOR
This bill defines 'professional sports teams' and 'rodeo venues' for charitable raffle regulations. The definition was reorganized to clarify which organizations qualify, adding specific sports leagues and rodeo associations while maintaining the 75,000-seat capacity requirement for motorsports events.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on charitable raffles by professional sports teams and rodeo organizations, but the definition of qualifying organizations was restructured for clarity.
DEFINITION

Reorganized the definition of 'Professional sports team' to list specific leagues and associations in a clearer, more structured format.

Updated the definition of 'Rodeo venue' to maintain consistency with the restructured team definition.

TECHNICAL

Changed the effective date wording from 'on September 1, 2025' to 'September 1, 2025' for grammatical consistency.

Floor votes · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

107–31
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 147
May 1, 2025
D Democratic61
58 Yea 1 Nay 2
95% Yea
R Republican86
49 Yea 30 Nay 7
56% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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