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Committee advances AB 1237 to add $5 event transit fee for World Cup and NCAA games in host counties
Summary
AB 1237 would authorize a $5 per-ticket transit fee for primary tickets to specified 2026 FIFA World Cup and NCAA games in Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties to fund transit service; the bill passed the committee after debate on tax authority and voter approval requirements.
AB 1237, a bill to allow Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to collect a $5 fee on primary event tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (and, for VTA, certain 2026 NCAA championship tickets), was passed by the Assembly Transportation Committee and referred to the Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism.
Assemblymember McKenner, the…
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