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Sponsor seeks limits on youth sports fees; cities warn of budget impacts
Summary
SB 420 would cap some municipal user fees for youth sports and park use to increase affordability; sponsor framed it as an equity measure to help low‑income families, while multiple cities and parks directors argued the bill would force cuts or subsidies and urged targeted exemptions for specialty facilities.
Senator Ellie Boldman told the committee SB 420 is designed to reduce cost barriers to youth recreation by limiting municipal user fees for fields and parks. She described research that user fees have grown and are making it harder for children to participate in team sports, and she proposed caps intended to preserve…
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