Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 130 - Public stadiums, etc.; certain mascot; breach of contract

Page Numbers - 1/ 2

Code Sections - 50-16-19

1. Hegstrom  66th         2. Teper  61st             3. Davis  48th
4. Mobley  69th


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Code Sections amended: 50-16-19                                                                     


HB 130                                            LC 22 1322






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions
  1- 3  relative to public property, so as to provide that contracts
  1- 4  for the use of a public stadium, auditorium, or arena shall
  1- 5  provide that use of a mascot referring to a racial or ethnic
  1- 6  group or sale of items relating to such a mascot constitutes
  1- 7  breach of the contract; to provide for definitions and
  1- 8  construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal
  1- 9  conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-11  Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of
  1-12  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative
  1-13  to public property, is amended by inserting a new Code
  1-14  section to be designated Code Section 50-16-19 to read as
  1-15  follows:

  1-16    "50-16-19. (Index)

  1-17    (a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term:

  1-18      (1) 'Mascot' includes a symbol, emblem, logo,
  1-19      representation, token, figure, or personification used
  1-20      to represent a sports team; and

  1-21      (2) 'Public stadium, auditorium, or arena' means a
  1-22      stadium, auditorium, or arena constructed, acquired, or
  1-23      operated with the proceeds of bonds issued by or funds
  1-24      allocated or appropriated to a department, agency,
  1-25      authority, or instrumentality of the state or of a
  1-26      political subdivision of the state.

  1-27    (b) After the effective date of this Code section, the
  1-28    operators or managers of a public stadium, auditorium, or
  1-29    arena in contracting for the use of that public stadium,
  1-30    auditorium, or arena shall provide in such contracts that
  1-31    the following conduct will constitute a breach of the
  1-32    contract:


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                                                  LC 22 1322

  2- 1      (1) Use in the stadium, arena, or auditorium by a sports
  2- 2      team of an official mascot which makes reference to a
  2- 3      racial or ethnic group; or

  2- 4      (2) Sale by a vendor in the stadium, arena, or
  2- 5      auditorium of items relating to a mascot which makes
  2- 6      reference to a racial or ethnic group.

  2- 7    (c) This Code section shall not be construed to impair
  2- 8    contracts in existence on the effective date of this Code
  2- 9    section."

                         SECTION 2.

  2-10  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2-11  repealed.


































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