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CS/SB 544: Professional Sports Franchises [EPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Commerce ; Garcia

Professional Sports Franchises [EPCC]; provides exception to provision prohibiting certain persons who have previously received funding from receiving additional funds; increases number of facilities that may be certified as facilities for certain new or retained professional sports franchises; authorizes additional certification of facility for specified Major League Baseball franchise; provides prerequisites for certification, etc. Amends 288.1162.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
 Last Action: 5/4/2007 Senate - Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2007 Senate • Filed
1/31/2007 Senate • Referred to Commerce; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
2/12/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 02/20/07, 2:30 pm, 401-S
2/20/2007 Senate • CS by Commerce; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/22/2007 Senate • Now in Finance and Tax
3/6/2007 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00037; On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 02/20/07, 2:30 pm, 401-S; CS by Commerce; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00096; CS read 1st time on 03/06/07 -SJ 00093; Now in Finance and Tax -SJ 00096
3/12/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 03/15/07, 9:45 am, 301-S
3/15/2007 Senate • Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00133; Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00133
4/12/2007 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, 04/17/07, 9:00 am, 309-C --Temporarily postponed
5/4/2007 Senate • Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations