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CS/HB 943: Professional Sports Franchises

GENERAL BILL by Tourism ; Dawson-White

Professional Sports Franchises; revises definition of "league" for purposes of qualifying as facility for new professional sports franchise or facility for retained professional sports franchise; provides for creation & maintenance of amateur sports fields by certified applicants; provides that applicant certified as retained spring training franchise facility is required to have contract with LES Dept. for hiring WAGES participants, etc. Amends 288.1162, 212.20.

Effective Date: 07/01/1997
Last Action: 3/17/1998 House - Withdrawn from Finance & Taxation (FRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations; Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00182
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/1997 House • Prefiled
    3/4/1997 House • Introduced -HJ 00100
    3/11/1997 House • Referred to Tourism (EIC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations -HJ 00240
    3/20/1997 House • On Committee agenda-- Tourism (EIC), 03/26/97, 3:00 pm, 317C
    3/26/1997 House • Comm. Action: CS by Tourism (EIC) -HJ 00493
    4/9/1997 House • CS read first time on 04/09/97 -HJ 00489
    4/4/1997 House • Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00493
    5/2/1997 House • Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, In House Committee on Finance & Taxation (FRC)
    3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Referred to Finance & Taxation (FRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations
    3/17/1998 House • Withdrawn from Finance & Taxation (FRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations; Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00182

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  • CS/HB 943, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/27/1997 (pdf)
    Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/27/1997 (pdf)
    Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/27/1997 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 4379 Professional Sports Franchises Dawson-White Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died in Committee on Finance & Taxation (FRC)
    Location:
    S 866 (c1) Professional Sports Franchises Meadows Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Ways and Means
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected.
    288.1162 Professional sports franchises; spring training franchises; duties.

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  • HB 943, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/10/1997 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected.
    288.1162 Professional sports franchises; spring training franchises; duties.

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