By Brady H.B. No. 2394 74R6788 CAG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to restrictions on a lease or use agreement between a 1-3 local governmental entity and a professional sports franchise. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 280, Local Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 280.002 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 280.002. RESTRICTIONS ON LEASE OR USE OF CERTAIN 1-8 FACILITIES BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AND PROFESSIONAL 1-9 SPORTS FRANCHISE. (a) A local governmental entity may not agree to 1-10 lease or allow the use of a facility by a professional sports 1-11 franchise unless the professional sports franchise agrees in 1-12 writing that any event played by the professional sports franchise 1-13 and that is scheduled to be broadcast by radio or television 1-14 anywhere in the United States will also be broadcast to the area 1-15 within 100 miles of the facility and will not be subject to a 1-16 broadcast ban or "blackout" if all the tickets to the event are 1-17 sold one hour before the start of the event. 1-18 (b) In this section: 1-19 (1) "Facility" means a stadium, area, playing field, 1-20 or other structure used for a sport or recreational activity owned 1-21 or controlled by a local governmental entity. 1-22 (2) "Local governmental entity" means a municipality, 1-23 county, sports facility district, other special district or 1-24 authority, other political subdivision, or any combination of those 2-1 entities. 2-2 (3) "Professional sports franchise" means a franchise 2-3 for the operation of a sports team competing in a professional 2-4 sports league, association, or other organization. 2-5 SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a lease or other 2-6 contract between a local governmental entity and a professional 2-7 sports franchise that is signed on or after the effective date of 2-8 this Act. 2-9 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-10 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-11 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-12 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-13 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-14 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-15 passage, and it is so enacted.