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1997 SESSION
HB 2741 Hampton Roads Sports Facility Authority.
Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Hampton Roads Sports Facility Authority. Makes numerous changes intended to facilitate the attraction and operation of a National Hockey League franchise. Specific amendments will (i) eliminate the prohibition on using state funds to pay the salary of the Authority's executive director; (ii) allow the lease of Authority property to any political subdivision of the Commonwealth; (iii) exempt the Authority from the Virginia Public Procurement Act; (iv) reduce certain hearing and notice requirements from 60 to 30 days; (v) require review by the State Treasurer prior to the issuance of bonds, and approval of the General Assembly if the bond issuance would constitute tax-supported debt or adversely effect the Commonwealth's debt capacity or credit rating; (vi) declare that a locality may condemn property and convey such property to the Authority for the construction of a sports facility and that such condemnation shall be for a public purpose if the facility would enhance the economic development of the locality or region; (vii) make the creation of a Hampton Roads Sports Facility Financing Fund optional rather than mandatory; (viii) entitle the authority, subject to appropriation, to personal, pass-through entity, corporate income tax revenues generated by the operation of the facility; (ix) eliminate the requirement that state tax revenues be applied to repayment of the bonds; (x) allow the locality in which the sports facility is located to remit certain local taxes generated from the facility to the Authority, including sales and use taxes, admissions taxes, food and beverage taxes and business, professional and occupational license taxes; (xi) permit such locality to charge fees, ticket surcharges or other charges for such facility and to remit all or a portion of such charges to the Authority; (xii) allow any political subdivision to convey real or personal property to the Authority, make appropriations to the Authority and enter into certain contractual or lease agreements with the Authority; and (xiii) declare the Authority to be an "agency," and its members and agents to be "employees," within the meaning of the Virginia Tort Claims Act.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 977342312 pdf
- 02/02/97 House: Committee substitute printed 978472312-H1 pdf
- 02/14/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 975786312-S1 pdf
- 03/04/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2741ER) pdf
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/20/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 977342312
- 01/20/97 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/21/97 House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: 2
- 01/31/97 House: Reported from Finance with sub. (17-Y 5-N)
- 02/01/97 House: Read first time
- 02/02/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/97 House: Committee substitute printed 978472312-H1
- 02/03/97 House: Read second time
- 02/03/97 House: Committee substitute agreed to 978472312-H1
- 02/03/97 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. (60-Y 33-N) 978472312-H1
- 02/03/97 House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (60-Y 33-N)
- 02/04/97 House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 39-N)
- 02/04/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (54-Y 39-N)
- 02/04/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/11/97 Senate: Reported from Local Government w/sub. (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/11/97 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/13/97 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (16-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 975786312-S1
- 02/14/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/19/97 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 975786312-S1
- 02/19/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 975786312-S1
- 02/19/97 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/97 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/97 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/97 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/19/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/97 House: Pending question, not ordered
- 02/20/97 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/20/97 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (59-Y 37-N)
- 02/20/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (59-Y 37-N)
- 03/04/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2741ER)
- 03/07/97 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 554 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554)