,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ae 7legislative
 day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,ms4 ,baldw9    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to improve ! access ( consum]s
 to pr(essional sports broadca/s1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,= ! ,fans ,act4  #b4  
,access to /ream+ ( live games  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,league ,!
 t]m league means a pr(essional sports  
team organization 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =   
any ( ! foll[+ sports3 7,a7 ,baseball4  
7,b7 ,basketball4  7,c7 ,football4  7,d7
 ,hockey4  7,e7 ,socc]4  7,f7 ,any o!r  
sport det]m9$ by ! ,f$]al ,trade        
,commission1 pursuant to a rule         
promulgat$ 9 accordance ) section #eec (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,league /ream] ,! t]m league /ream]     
means a /ream+ subscription s]vice      
/ream+ ! games ( a league t-- 7,a7 has !

 "n ( ! league 9 ! title ( ! /ream+     
subscription s]vice2  7,b7 is promot$ by
 ! league2  7,c7 has an agreem5t ) !    
league to receive a portion ( proce$s f 
/ream+ ! majority ( ! games ( ! league2 
or  7,d7 meets any o!r requirem5t1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 
pursuant to a rule promulgat$ 9         
accordance ) section #eec ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,local fan ,!
 t]m local fan1 ) respect to a league   
team1 means an individual locat$ 9 !    
same ,/ate z ! league team team1 or 9   
any o!r locality det]m9$ by ! ,f$]al    
,communications ,commission4  7b7 ,no   
black\ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a league /ream]
 %all provide to cu/om]s ( ! league     
/ream] access to view live e game ( !   
league )\t implem5t+ any k9d ( black\t =
 consum]s1 includ+ a geographic black\t4
  7#b7 ,en=cem5t by ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission  7,a7 ,unfair or deceptive  
acts or practices ,a violation (        
p>agraph 7#a71 or a regulation          
promulgat$ !reund]1 %all be treat$ z a  

violation ( a rule def9+ an unfair or   
deceptive act or practice "u section    
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 & z a violation (    
section #e7;a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade        
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77
 relat+ to unfair me?ods ( competition4 
7,b7 ,p[]s ( ! commission  7i7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission %all en=ce 
p>agraph 7#a71 & any regulation         
promulgat$ !reund]1 9 ! same mann]1 by !
 same means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1   
p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all applicable    
t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a "p (  
?is ,act4  7ii7 ,privileges & immunities
 ,any p]son :o violates p>agraph 7#a71  
or a regulation promulgat$ !reund]1 %all
 be subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ to !
 privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !    
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act4  7iii7  
,au?ority pres]v$ ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all 
be con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( !      

,commission "u any o!r provision ( law4 
7iv7 ,rulemak+ ,! ,commission may       
promulgate 9 accordance ) section #eec (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 su*     
rules z may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is 
subsection1 includ+ ) respect to h[ to  
comply ) p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,free      
access = local fans  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a   
league %all provide to ea* local fan    
access to view live all games ( ! league
 team at no co/ to ! local fan & at a   
quality ( s]vice n less ?an t :i* is !  
be/ available1 ?r\gh a s+ul> me?od (    
view+ = all games1 :i* may be-- 7,a7 by 
local teleca/ or by /ream+ on a s+le    
/ream+ s]vice2 &  7,b7 support$ by      
adv]tisem5ts4  7#b7 ,exception ,p>agraph
 7#a7 %all n apply to-- 7,a7 a m9or     
league team2 or  7,b7 a league ) few]   
?an #h teams4  7#c7 ,en=cem5t  7,a7     
,en=cem5t by ! ,f$]al ,communications   
,commission ,! ,f$]al ,communications   
,commission %all h jurisdiction ov]     
compla9ts alleg+ a violation ( p>agraph 
7#a74  7,b7 ,en=cem5t by ,/ate attorneys

 g5]al  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any case 9 :i*  
an attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate has reason  
to believe t an int]e/ ( ! resid5ts ( t 
,/ate has be5 or is ?reat5$ or adv]sely 
affect$ by ! engagem5t ( any p]son 9 an 
act or practice t violates ?is ,act or a
 regulation promulgat$ "u ?is ,act1 !   
attorney g5]al ( ! ,/ate may1 z p>5s    
patriae1 br+ a civil action on behalf ( 
! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 an appropriate   
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to-- 7,i7
 enjo9 t act or practice2  7,,ii7 en=ce 
compliance ) ?is ,act or ! regulation2  
7,,iii7 on behalf ( resid5ts ( ! ,/ate1 
obta9 damages1 re/itution1 or o!r       
comp5sation1 ea* ( :i* %all be di/ribut$
 9 accordance ) ,/ate law2 or  7,,iv7   
obta9 su* o!r relief z ! c\rt may       
consid] to be appropriate4  7ii7        
,reasonable attorney's fees ,9 a civil  
action br\ght "u clause 7i7 9 :i* !     
pla9tiff prevails1 ! c\rt may aw>d      
reasonable attorney's fees1 includ+     
litigation exp5ses1 & co/s reasonably   
incurr$4