Introduced
by
To prohibit the owner, operator, or leasor of a sports stadium for which 20 percent or more of the construction costs came from state or local taxes from barring members of the press from reasonable access to the sidelines of the field during a sporting event open to the public. The operator could enforce reasonable rules to preserve health, safety, and orderly use of the facility and comply with existing contracts.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.