Florida House Bill 791 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Deletes provisions authorizing counties to impose specified taxes to pay debt service on bonds related to sports facilities; prohibits county from leasing specified professional sports franchise facilities; prohibits lease of public lands for certain purposes related to sports franchises & their facilities; requires lease of a facility on public lands for certain purposes to be at fair market value; requires sports franchise to repay specified debt incurred by local government related to construction of facilities.

Sports Franchises and Facilities

Sen. Bryan Avila [R]

Rep. Mike Beltran [R]

Rep. Spencer Roach [R]

2019-04-11 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#57 (Y: 103 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-03	Senate	Died in Commerce and Tourism
2019-05-03	Senate	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2019-04-22	Senate	Received
2019-04-18	Senate	Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
2019-04-18	Senate	In Messages
2019-04-11	House	Passed; YEAS 103 NAYS 13
2019-04-11	House	Read 3rd time
2019-04-10	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2019-04-10	House	Read 2nd time
2019-04-04	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
2019-03-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-03-21	House	Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
2019-03-19	House	On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 03/21/19, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
2019-03-12	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2019-03-12	House	Favorable by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2019-03-08	House	On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 03/12/19, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall
2019-03-07	House	Now in Ways and Means Committee
2019-03-07	House	Favorable by Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 2
2019-03-05	House	On Committee agenda-- Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee, 03/07/19, 9:15 am, 12 HOB
2019-03-05	House	Introduced
2019-02-20	House	Referred to Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; Commerce Committee
2019-02-13	House	Filed

H233 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Workforce Development and Tourism Subcommittee
S414 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
125	0104		Amended Code	See Bill Text
125	35		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	0305		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text
212	205		Amended Code	See Bill Text
218	64		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	0001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	1162		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	11621		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	11625		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	11631		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	11633		Amended Code	See Bill Text
288	1171		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/791
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/791/BillText/Filed/PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/791/Vote/HouseVote_h00791__057.PDF