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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
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  • 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

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  • HB 587, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/8/2011 at 7:50 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 836 New or Retained Professional Sports Franchises Fasano Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
    Location: In committee/council (CM)     		Track This Bill

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