FL H0587 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibits new or retained professional sport franchise that uses facility that receives certain distributions of public funds or franchise's league from preventing television or radio broadcasts of games in facility due to insufficient ticket sales; provides that sports franchise is subject to fine by county in which facility is located if broadcasts of game are prohibited; requires that proceeds of fine be used to purchase tickets to games of sports franchise at publicly financed facility for specified individuals & their families.

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Title

New or Retained Professional Sports Franchises

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-09 Died in Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
2012-01-10 Introduced -HJ 59
2011-11-15 Referred to Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 59
2011-11-08 Filed

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