BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1767: Minor league baseball

Authorizing additional funding for minor league baseball facilities.

Summary

  • Authorizes the distribution of $3 million per year from the state lottery fund to the minor league baseball stadium fund beginning in 2006 to fund the operations, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, financing, equipping and reequipping of a minor league baseball stadium and associated parking facilities.
  • Authorizes a county with an existing minor league baseball stadium where currently a minor league team plays to impose a sales and use tax on car rentals of up to 2 percent to fund the operations, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, financing, equipping and reequipping of a minor league baseball stadium and associated parking facilities.
  • Authorizes a city or town with an existing minor league baseball stadium where currently a minor league team plays to impose an admissions tax of 5 percent to fund the operations, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, financing, equipping and reequipping of a minor league baseball stadium and associated parking facilities.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeannie Darneille (D-27)
Introduced
February 4, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
SB 5572
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to maintenance and repair of minor league baseball facilities;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Economic Development, Agriculture & Trade.

HB 1767 in other sessions

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