Bill Text: IA HF577 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to baseball broadcasting blackouts.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-08 - Subcommittee: Kaufmann, Gjerde and Thompson, P. H.J. 561. [HF577 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF577-Introduced.html
House
File
577
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
577
BY
SCHOLTEN
and
KAUFMANN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
baseball
broadcasting
blackouts.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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H.F.
577
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
477A.13
Baseball
broadcasting
1
blackout
——
prohibition.
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1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“blackout”
means
the
3
nonairing
of
a
cable,
video,
or
satellite
sporting
event
4
broadcast
on
a
local
broadcast
station.
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2.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“sports
broadcasting
6
entity”
means
and
includes
all
of
the
following:
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a.
An
internet-based
streaming
platform
with
over
two
and
a
8
one-half
million
subscribers
that
allows
for
the
live
viewing
9
of
official
major
league
baseball
broadcasts.
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b.
A
person
providing
cable
service
or
video
service
in
this
11
state.
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3.
A
sports
broadcasting
entity
shall
be
prohibited
from
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preventing
major
league
baseball
broadcasting
through
a
14
blackout
to
paying
customers
of
the
sports
broadcasting
entity.
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EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
relates
to
baseball
broadcasting
blackouts.
19
The
bill
defines
“blackout”
to
mean
the
nonairing
of
a
cable,
20
video,
or
satellite
sporting
event
that
is
broadcast
on
a
local
21
broadcast
station.
The
bill
defines
“sports
broadcasting
22
entity”
to
mean
and
include
specified
internet-based
streaming
23
platforms
and
a
person
providing
cable
service
or
video
service
24
in
Iowa.
The
bill
prohibits
a
sports
broadcasting
entity
25
from
preventing
major
league
baseball
broadcasting
through
a
26
blackout
to
paying
customers.
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