Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that makes a Major League Baseball franchise that has been in the state since 1993 eligible for funding for the construction of a new stadium.

Highlights:

- Requires an applicant for funding for a new facility to play 90 percent of its home games in the state. Requires franchises that fail to do so to return funding to the state (sec. 1). - Authorizes a second certification for funding for a home facility for a professional sports franchise that shares its current facility with another franchise (sec. 1).

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