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)
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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5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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
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HB 791, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2019 at 10:04 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2019 (pdf)
Ways and Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2019 (pdf)
Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2019 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 233 Sports Development Beltran Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee 
S 414 Sports Development Lee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/11/2019 1:46 PM House 103 Yeas - 13 Nays Citations - Statutes (13)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf) 125.35 County authorized to sell real and personal property and to lease real property. Page 7 (pdf) 212.0305 Convention development taxes; intent; administration; authorization; use of proceeds. Page 8 (pdf) 212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected. Page 9 (pdf) 212.205 Sales tax distribution reporting. Page 8 (pdf) 218.64 Local government half-cent sales tax; uses; limitations. Page 15 (pdf) 288.0001 Economic Development Programs Evaluation. Page 16 (pdf) 288.1162 Professional sports franchises; duties. Page 17 (pdf) 288.11621 Spring training baseball franchises. Page 17 (pdf) 288.11625 Sports development. Page 17 (pdf) 288.11631 Retention of Major League Baseball spring training baseball franchises. Page 17 (pdf) 288.11633 Page 17 (pdf) 288.1171 Motorsports entertainment complex; definitions; certification; duties. Page 17 (pdf)