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Key Votes
LB 551 - Sports Arena and Convention Center Funding - Key Vote
Nebraska Key Votes
Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 31, 2007
Title: Sports Arena and Convention Center Funding
Signed by Governor Dave Heineman
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (38-9) - May 30, 2007(Key vote)
Title: Sports Arena and Convention Center Funding
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that increases a citys share of sales tax revenue from approved facilities.
Highlights:
-Defines an approved facility as a publicly owned convention or meeting center, associated hotel, and an enclosed temperature controlled sports arena (sec. 2).
-Transfers up to 70 percent of the sales tax collected from the approved facilities to the city, of which 10 percent must be distributed to areas with a high concentration of poverty (sec. 6).
-Transfers the remaining 30 percent of the collected sales tax to the Local Civic, Cultural, and Convention Center Financing Fund (sec. 6).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 17, 2007
Title: Sports Arena and Convention Center Funding
Sponsors
- Mike Flood (NE - N) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Brad Ashford (NE - N) (Out Of Office)
- Gwen E. Howard (NE - N) (Out Of Office)
- Mick A. Mines (NE - N) (Out Of Office)
