Professional Football Stabilization Act of 1982
Bill journey · stage 1 of 5
Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Aug 9, 1982)
Professional Football Stabilization Act of 1982 - Prohibits any professional football team which has played its home games in a metropolitan area for six years or more from relocating, unless: (1) a party to the stadium lease agreement fails to comply with such agreement and such noncompliance cannot be remedied within a reasonable time; (2) such stadium is inadequate for operating the team and the stadium authority shows no intention of correcting the inadequacies; or (3) the team has lost money for at least three consecutive years or for a shorter period to the extent that the continued financial viability of the team is threatened.
Exempts from the applicability of certain antitrust laws any joint agreement by persons engaged in professional football which restricts the movement of any team in accordance with this Act.
Authorizes a metropolitan area to bring a civil action for damages and equitable relief against a professional football team which relocates from that area in violation of this Act.
What just happenedSep 29, 1982
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Sep 29, 1982Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 20, 1982Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 16, 1982Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Judiciary Committee - Aug 16, 1982Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Judiciary Committee - Aug 9, 1982IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Aug 9, 1982IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate