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HB 4396 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the eligibility of the American Performance Horseman and the American Rodeo for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

HB 4396 amends Texas Government Code sections 478.0001(3) and (7) to explicitly include "the American Performance Horseman" and "the American Rodeo" as eligible events under the state's major events reimbursement program. This change directly affects these two organizations by allowing them to seek state funding for qualifying events, such as competitions or exhibitions they host. The bill adds these entities to an existing list of major events - including sports championships and music awards - that qualify for reimbursement of certain costs. The legislation, signed into law on June 20, 2025, becomes effective September 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill was formatted and finalized for signing, with no substantive policy changes to the eligibility criteria or funding rules. The text was cleaned up to remove internal markup codes and standard formatting was applied to prepare it for official enactment.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill remains focused on defining eligible events for funding under the major events reimbursement program.
TECHNICAL

Removed internal markup codes and formatting artifacts from the bill text to produce a clean, final version suitable for signing.

Added certification signatures and voting records from the House and Senate to document the bill's passage.

TIMELINE

Added an effective date of September 1, 2025, specifying when the law will take effect.

Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2025 · House May 8, 2025

How they voted

24–6
Passed
Total votes 30
May 25, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
14 Yea 6 Nay
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.