BILL · 1991–92 SESSION
SB 6165: Baseball in Seattle
Retaining professional baseball in Seattle.
Summary
- Directs the governor to form a public nonprofit corporation to enter into a limited partnership for the acquisition of a professional sports franchise in King county. Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of one hundred million dollars to acquire the franchise. Imposes a special excise tax on the furnishing of lodging in King county to pay off the bonds.
From the Bill Digest (SB 6165), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 20, 1992
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Phil Talmadge (D-34)
- Introduced
- January 20, 1992 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 20, 1992
- Budget
- Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Phil Talmadge (D-34)
4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 6165 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6165 (2025–26) Eminent domain/electrical
- SB 6165 (2023–24) Physician wellness programs
- SB 6165 (2019–20) PERS/TRS 1 benefit increase
- SB 6165 (2017–18) Assault in the third degree
- SB 6165 (2015–16) Short-barreled rifles
- SB 6165 (2013–14) Caucus political comm. accts
- SB 6165 (2011–12) Conserv futures taxing dists
- SB 6165 (2009–10) Shorelines hearings board