A bill that would prohibit Florida sports teams from constructing or renovating facilities on publicly-owned land will again be considered by the state's House of Representatives during the 2018 legislative session.
The bill (HB 13), presented by Reps. Bryan Avila and Manny Diaz, passed the House's Government Accountability Committee on Tuesday with a 15-6 vote to approve the measure.
HB 13 would also prohibit the state or local governments from leasing existing facilities to sports franchises below fair market value.
The bill is identical to Avila's bill from earlier this year that the House passed 82-33 before it died in the Senate.
Opposition to stadium funding has steadily grown in the Legislature since a 2009 deal by Miami-Dade County to borrow about $400 million for Marlins Stadium.
According to projections, the deal may come to a cost of more than $2.4 billion when the final payment is due in 2048.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Miami Marlins, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Rays play in stadiums on publicly owned land.
Also, publicly owned land is used for all but one of the state’s Major League Baseball spring-training facilities.