HB 3959 Oklahoma House · 2024 Regular Session

Rebate payments; creating the Oklahoma Five Major Sports Leagues Rebate Program Act; providing rebate payments for certain establishments; prescribing requirements for qualification of payments; providing transfer of certain monies to the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund; prescribing procedures; effective date.

This bill creates the Oklahoma Five Major Sports Leagues Rebate Program Act to provide quarterly financial rebates to professional sports teams from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and MLS operating in the state. Eligible teams must have an annual gross payroll of at least $10 million and employ at least 80% full-time-equivalent staff in the state to receive payments calculated based on their actual payroll. The program is limited to a maximum of $10 million per year per team and requires teams to repay all funds if they cease operations within three years. Additionally, five percent of every quarterly payment is automatically transferred to the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024 Signed May 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2024 · House Mar 6, 2024

How they voted

359
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
Apr 24, 2024
D Democratic8
6 Yea 1 Nay 1
75% Yea
R Republican40
29 Yea 8 Nay 3
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
7
May 13, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/13/2024
lower
May 7, 2024
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 54 Nays: 27
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 9
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Finance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 22
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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