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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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
95% Yea
R
Republican86
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
Sponsors
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