HB 791: Sports Franchises and Facilities
GENERAL BILL by Avila ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; Roach
Sports Franchises and Facilities; Deletes provisions authorizing counties to impose specified taxes to pay debt service on bonds related to sports facilities; prohibits county from leasing specified professional sports franchise facilities; prohibits lease of public lands for certain purposes related to sports franchises & their facilities; requires lease of a facility on public lands for certain purposes to be at fair market value; requires sports franchise to repay specified debt incurred by local government related to construction of facilities.
Senate Committee References:
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/13/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/20/2019 | House |
• Referred to Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; Commerce Committee -HJ 84 |
| 3/5/2019 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 84 • On Committee agenda-- Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee, 03/07/19, 9:15 am, 12 HOB |
| 3/7/2019 | House |
• Favorable by Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 2 -HJ 364 • Now in Ways and Means Committee -HJ 364 |
| 3/8/2019 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 03/12/19, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall |
| 3/12/2019 | House |
• Favorable by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 403 • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 403 |
| 3/19/2019 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 03/21/19, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall |
| 3/21/2019 | House |
• Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 489 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 489 |
| 4/4/2019 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19 |
| 4/10/2019 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 603 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 642 • Passed; YEAS 103 NAYS 13 -HJ 642 |
| 4/18/2019 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 397 |
| 4/22/2019 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 397 |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Commerce and Tourism |
