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HB 587: New or Retained Professional Sports Franchises

GENERAL BILL by Grant

New or Retained Professional Sports Franchises; Prohibits new or retained professional sport franchise that uses facility that receives certain distributions of public funds or franchise's league from preventing television or radio broadcasts of games in facility due to insufficient ticket sales; provides that sports franchise is subject to fine by county in which facility is located if broadcasts of game are prohibited; requires that proceeds of fine be used to purchase tickets to games of sports franchise at publicly financed facility for specified individuals & their families.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/8/2011 House • Filed
11/15/2011 House • Referred to Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 59
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 59
3/9/2012 House • Died in Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee