FL S0836 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Prohibiting a new or retained professional sport franchise that uses a facility that receives certain distributions of public funds or the franchise's league from preventing television or radio broadcasts of games in the facility due to insufficient ticket sales; providing that the sports franchise is subject to a fine by the county in which the facility is located if broadcasts of a game are prohibited; requiring that the proceeds of the fine be used to purchase tickets to games of the sports franchise at the publicly financed facility for specified individuals and their families, etc.
Title
New or Retained Professional Sports Franchises
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-09 | Died in Commerce and Tourism | |
| 2012-01-10 | Introduced -SJ 70 | |
| 2011-12-06 | Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Rules -SJ 70 | |
| 2011-11-04 | Filed |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/836 |
| Text | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0836/BillText/Filed/HTML |
