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Senate approves raising maximum per-ticket municipal license fee from $1 to $5 after debate
Summary
Senators debated Senate Bill 119, which would let municipalities levy up to $5 per ticket at public assembly facilities to help cover rising operating and safety costs; supporters said patrons—not taxpayers—should cover costs, while others warned of impacts on sporting events and private venues; the bill was ordered for third reading (20–6–3).
Senate Bill 119, sponsored by Sen. Goodfellow, would increase the statutory ceiling a municipality may impose per ticket at certain public assembly facilities from $1 to $5 to help cover operation, maintenance and public-safety costs.
Goodfellow told the chamber that costs for utilities, police and fire support and maintenance have risen and that the fee would allow municipalities to ‘‘cover more of the…
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