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1996 SESSION
HB 1502 Baseball Stadium Authority.
Introduced by: Vincent F. Callahan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Virginia Baseball Stadium Authority. Makes numerous changes relating to the Authority as follows: (i) exempts the Authority from the Virginia Public Procurement Act, (ii) eliminates the requirement that office, restaurant, concession, retail and lodging facilities adjacent to the stadium be included within the definition of "facility," (iii) defines "minor league baseball stadium," (iv) eliminates the prohibition on using state funds to pay the salary of the executive director of the Authority, (v) clarifies that the Authority may lease its property to the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof. (vi) grants localities the right to acquire by eminent domain any real property which it may deem necessary for the purposes of acquiring a site for a stadium and to then sell the site to the Authority, (vii) states that no bonds shall be issued until the Authority has executed a long-term lease with a major league baseball franchise, (viii) allows sales tax revenues to be applied, in addition to the repayment of bonds, to stadium operating expenditures and other purposes, (ix) provides that the locality in which the stadium is located may direct that all admissions tax revenues generated by the stadium be remitted to the Authority for the repayment of bonds, stadium operating expenditures and other purposes, and (x) clarifies that the Authority and its employees are included within the Virginia Tort Claims Act. This bill is identical to SB 541.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 962319144 pdf
- 02/12/96 House: Printed as engrossed 962319144-E pdf
- 02/20/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 965579649-S1 pdf
- 03/08/96 House: Conference substitute printed 961428729-H1 pdf
- 03/20/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1502ER) pdf
- 05/01/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1038) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 962319144
- 01/22/96 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/09/96 House: Reported from C. C. T. with amemdment (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/96 House: Read first time
- 02/12/96 House: Read second time
- 02/12/96 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/12/96 House: Amendment #1 by Mr. Marshall rejected
- 02/12/96 House: Amendments #2, #3, #4, by Mr. Marshall rejected
- 02/12/96 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/12/96 House: Printed as engrossed 962319144-E
- 02/13/96 House: Read third time and passed House (71-Y 28-N)
- 02/13/96 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 28-N)
- 02/13/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/14/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/14/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/20/96 Senate: Reported from Local Government w/sub. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 965579649-S1
- 02/21/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/96 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/22/96 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 965579649-S1
- 02/22/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 965579649-S1
- 02/22/96 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/96 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N)
- 02/26/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (1-Y 98-N)
- 02/28/96 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/96 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/96 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/29/96 House: House acceded to request
- 02/29/96 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/29/96 House: Delegates: Callahan, Keating, Scott
- 03/01/96 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/01/96 Senate: Senators: Saslaw, Whipple, Barry
- 03/07/96 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/96 House: Conference report agreed to by House (67-Y 28-N)
- 03/08/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (67-Y 28-N)
- 03/08/96 Conference: House & Senate sub. rej. by conference comm.
- 03/08/96 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 961428729-H1
- 03/08/96 House: Conference substitute printed 961428729-H1
- 03/08/96 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/08/96 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/96 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/20/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1502ER)
- 03/25/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/26/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/10/96 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/96 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO GOV'S RECOMM. (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/96 House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Enacted, Chapter 1038 (effective 7/1/96)
- 05/01/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1038)