Monitoring the Session

HB 3308

Geren’s bill letting rodeo foundations run charitable raffles

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Charlie GerenRHouse 99

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

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.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Rodeo organizations now count as professional sports teams.

The bill widens the state's definition of a professional sports team to include rodeo organizations sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women's Professional Rodeo Association, or any organization hosting a Professional Rodeo Event. It also defines a "rodeo venue" as the home facility where those organizations hold their rodeos. This lets the charitable foundations tied to those rodeo groups run the same charitable raffles that Texas pro sports team foundations already run, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 2, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the State Affairs committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3308 · 2025-02-25

SOLD BY

Rep. Charlie GerenRHouse 99

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

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.

WHAT IT DOES

Rodeo organizations now count as professional sports teams.

The bill widens the state's definition of a professional sports team to include rodeo organizations sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women's Professional Rodeo Association, or any organization hosting a Professional Rodeo Event. It also defines a "rodeo venue" as the home facility where those organizations hold their rodeos. This lets the charitable foundations tied to those rodeo groups run the same charitable raffles that Texas pro sports team foundations already run, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 31, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Passed to engrossment
  17. Record vote RV#1175
  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  19. Read 3rd time
  20. Passed
  21. Record vote RV#1282
  22. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the House
  25. Read first time
  26. Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 103 yea · 31 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 2, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charlie Geren

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$100KJon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000Michael Gallagher$40,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$100,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.

Jon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000.00
Michael Gallagher$40,000.00
Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.

Votes2

House May 2, 2025

Yea
103
Nay
31
Present, not voting
1
Absent
4
Excused
11
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1282

HB 3308 was passed by (Record 1282): 103 Yeas, 31 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 103 (published)
  • Nay: 31 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 11 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 1, 2025

Yea
107
Nay
31
Present, not voting
3
Absent
6
Excused
3
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1175

HB 3308 was passed to engrossment by (Record 1175): 107 Yeas, 31 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 107 (published)
  • Nay: 31 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 3 (published)
  • Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses2
For
2
Against
0
On
0
Names

For

  • State Fair of Texad1 registration
  • Texas Package Stores Association1 registration
Sources

2 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 31, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 25, 2025

05/05/2025 S Referred to State Affairs

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

House committee · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Amusements, Games, Sports

Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations

RAFFLES

Text

The text as introduced · 303 words

By: Geren
H.B. No. 3308

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

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.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 2004.002, Occupations Code, is amended

by amending Subdivision (2) and Subdivision (6) and adding a new

Subdivision (7) to read as follows:

(2) "Professional sports team" means:

(A) a team organized in this state that is a

member of Major League Baseball, the National Basketball

Association, the National Hockey League, the National Football

League, Major League Soccer, the American Hockey League, the East

Coast Hockey League, the American Association of Independent

Professional Baseball, the Atlantic League of Professional

Baseball, Minor League Baseball, the National Basketball

Association Development League, the National Women's Soccer

League, the Major Arena Soccer League, the United Soccer League, or

the Women's National Basketball Association;

(B) a person hosting a motorsports racing team

event sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto

Racing (NASCAR), INDYCar, or another nationally recognized

motorsports racing association at a venue in this state with a

permanent seating capacity of not less than 75,000; [ or ]

(C) an organization hosting a Professional Golf

Association event; or

(D) an organization hosting a Professional Rodeo

Event or sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

or the Women's Professional Rodeo Association.

(6) "Rodeo venue" means a facility in this state owned

or operated by and operated as the home venue of an organization

sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the

Women's Professional Rodeo Association or an organization hosting a

Professional Rodeo Event at which rodeos are conducted by that

organization.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2025.