WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 3104: Nonresident athletic teams

Imposing a fee on athletes of nonresident teams to replace state park user fees and fund football, baseball, and basketball facilities.

Summary

  • Requires nonresident professional athletes for a basketball, football or baseball team that is a member of a national league or association of significance to pay a fee to compete or otherwise perform a service for his or her nonresident professional team in a facility that is publicly owned or financed.
  • Directs that the revenue generated by the fees be used to finance or maintain facilities in which professional athletic teams domiciled in Washington regularly play home games.
  • Eliminates the general use and parking fee imposed by the State Parks and Recreation Commission in state parks and recreational facilities.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Chris Strow (R-10)
Introduced
January 20, 2006 in the House
Last action
January 20, 2006

AN ACT Relating to imposing a fee on athletes of nonresident teams to replace state park user fees and fund football, baseball, and basketball facilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Chris Strow (R-10)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Brian Sullivan D-21Timm Ormsby D-3Geoff Simpson D-47

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Economic Development, Agriculture & Trade.

HB 3104 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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