HB 1287 CS (2005) -  Professional Sports Franchises

General Bill by Lopez-Cantera (CO-SPONSORS) Altman; Cannon; Carroll; Flores; Planas; Rivera; Traviesa; Zapata
Professional Sports Franchises: Revises a limitation on monthly aggregate distributions to certified facilities for a retained spring training franchise; deletes provisions with respect to the entitlement of certified applicants to receive distributions for additional renovations and improvements to a facility without additional certification; requires a verified copy of a binding agreement for payment of cost overruns as prerequisite for certification under certain circumstances; provides procedure for certification of additional facilities for a retained spring training franchise; provides for application and selection; establishes maximum number of certifications and funding; provides evaluation criteria; clarifies the number of certifications of facilities for retained spring training franchises; increases the number of facilities certified by the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development as facilities for a new professional sports franchise or as facilities for a retained professional sports franchise; provides an additional exception to disqualification for certification of an applicant when the franchise formed the basis of a previous certification; provides that payments to a certified applicant may not extend beyond the period for which the original certification was issued; specifies the date on which an applicant certified after the effective date of the act may receive disbursements.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
Last Event: Died in Finance & Tax Committee on Friday, May 6, 2005 11:49 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 173 Subject: Economic Development Incentives Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1249 Subject: Distribution of Tax Proceeds Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 66 Subject: Economic-Development Incentives Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1306 Subject: Professional Sports Franchises Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1644 Subject: Economic-development Incentives Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Tourism Committee 4/4/2005 8:58:48 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Tourism Committee 3/28/2005 10:01:57 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Finance & Tax Committee Time: 05/06/2005 - 11:49 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Committee Version:
Event: H Now in Finance & Tax Committee Time: 04/05/2005 - 8:45 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Committee Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: State Infrastructure Council Time: 04/05/2005 - 8:45 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Time: 04/05/2005 - 8:45 PM Member: Committee: Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: Finance & Tax Committee Time: 04/05/2005 - 8:45 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Committee Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/04/2005 - 11:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Tourism Committee Time: 04/04/2005 - 8:59 AM Member: Committee: Tourism Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Tourism Committee Time: 03/29/2005 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Tourism Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Tourism Committee agenda Time: 03/25/2005 - 2:20 PM Member: Committee: Tourism Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Tourism Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: Tourism Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Infrastructure Council Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: State Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Finance & Tax Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Tourism Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: Tourism Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2005 - 10:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/02/2005 - 10:09 AM Member: Lopez-Cantera Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
212.20 HB 173, HB 887 CS, HB 1049 CS, HB 1249, HB 1257, HB 1391
288.1162 HB 1049 CS