SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1986

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES HOLSMAN (Sponsor), ROORDA, AULL, DOUGHERTY, SPRENG, LeBLANC, RUCKER, JONES (63), FUNDERBURK AND ATKINS (Co-sponsors).

4413L.02I                                                                                                                                                  D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To amend chapter 436, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to broadcasting of professional sporting events in publicly funded stadiums.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 436, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 436.175, to read as follows:

            436.175. If the broadcast of any home sporting event of a professional sports team or franchise whose home stadium is located in this state is blacked out for any reason, including under the blackout rules of the professional league to which such team or franchise is a member, the professional sports team or franchise shall be ineligible to receive any public funds from the state of Missouri in the next state fiscal year.

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