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CS/HB 7045: Professional Sports Franchises

GENERAL BILL by Economic Development and Community Affairs Policy Council ; Governmental Affairs Policy Committee ; Schenck

Professional Sports Franchises; Deletes provisions for certification & funding of facilities for spring training franchises; authorizes certain units of local government to apply for certification to receive state funding for facility for spring training franchise; provides eligibility requirements; provides criteria to competitively evaluate applications for certification, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/16/2009 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00207
3/17/2009 House • Referred to Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development -HJ 00223
3/30/2009 House • On Council agenda-- Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council, 04/01/09, 9:00 am, 404-H
4/1/2009 House • CS by Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00357
4/6/2009 House • CS read 1st time on 04/06/09 -HJ 00355
4/3/2009 House • CS filed
4/7/2009 House • Now in Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development -HJ 00362; On Council agenda-- Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development, 04/07/09, 8:00 am, Morris Hall; Favorable by- Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 00366; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00366
4/23/2009 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00710; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00710
4/27/2009 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00885; CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 00886
4/27/2009 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages