Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0499 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to agreements with professional sports 2
16	16	teams; creating s. 286.31, F.S.; providing 3
17	17	definitions; prohibiting a governmental entity from 4
18	18	entering into certain agreements with a professional 5
19	19	sports team unless the agreement includes certain 6
20	20	provisions; requiring a governmental entity that 7
21	21	enters into such an agreement to strictly adhere to 8
22	22	certain provisions; providing that the attorney 9
23	23	general may intervene to enforce certain provisions in 10
24	24	certain circumstances; providing an effective date. 11
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26	26	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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28	28	Section 1. Section 286.31, Florida Statutes, is created to 15
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30	30	286.31 Agreements with prof essional sports teams. — 17
31	31	(1) DEFINITIONS.— 18
32	32	(a) "Professional sports team" means: 19
33	33	1. A team organized in this state that is a member of the 20
34	34	National League or the American League of Major League Baseball, 21
35	35	the National Basketball Association, the Nation al Football 22
36	36	League, the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, the 23
37	37	American Hockey League, the East Coast Hockey League, the 24
38	38	American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, the 25
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51	51	Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, Minor League Basebal l, 26
52	52	the National Basketball Association Development League, the 27
53	53	National Women's Soccer League, the Major Arena Soccer League, 28
54	54	the United Soccer League, or the Women's National Basketball 29
55	55	Association; 30
56	56	2. A person hosting a motorsports racing team event 31
57	57	sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing 32
58	58	(NASCAR), INDYCAR, or another nationally recognized motorsports 33
59	59	racing association at a venue in this state with a permanent 34
60	60	seating capacity of at least 75,000; or 35
61	61	3. An organization hosting a Professional Golf Association 36
62	62	event. 37
63	63	(b) "Sporting event" means any preseason, regular season, 38
64	64	or postseason game of a professional sports team. 39
65	65	(2) PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. —Beginning 40
66	66	July 1, 2022, a governmental entity may not ent er into an 41
67	67	agreement with a professional sports team that requires a 42
68	68	financial commitment by the state or a governmental entity 43
69	69	unless the agreement includes: 44
70	70	(a) A written verification that the professional sports 45
71	71	team will play the United States nation al anthem at the 46
72	72	beginning of each team sporting event held at the team's home 47
73	73	venue or other facility controlled by the team for the event. 48
74	74	(b) A provision providing that any failure to comply with 49
75	75	the written verification required by paragraph (a): 50
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88	88	1. Constitutes a default of the agreement. 51
89	89	2. Immediately subjects the team to any penalty the 52
90	90	agreement authorizes for default, which may include requiring 53
91	91	the team to repay any money paid to the team by the state or any 54
92	92	governmental entity or classifying the team as ineligible to 55
93	93	receive further money under the agreement. 56
94	94	3. May subject the team to a prohibition on contracting 57
95	95	with the state. 58
96	96	(3) STRICT ADHERENCE TO DEFAULT PROVISION. — 59
97	97	(a) A governmental entity that enters into an agreeme nt 60
98	98	with a professional sports team shall strictly enforce the 61
99	99	provision required under subparagraph (2)(b). 62
100	100	(b) If a governmental entity fails to timely enforce the 63
101	101	provision required under subparagraph (2)(b), the attorney 64
102	102	general may intervene to enfor ce the provision. 65
103	103	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 66