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Senate approves bill requiring schools and event sponsors to accept cash at athletic events
Summary
Senate File 274 requires public schools and organizations that sponsor athletic events to accept legal tender for entry; sponsor Senator Shipley said parents and grandparents have been turned away for paying with cash. The Senate passed the bill by a 44–0 roll call.
Senator Shipley of Adams urged passage of Senate File 274, saying the bill would "require that public schools must accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into extracurricular and interscholastic athletic events." He told colleagues he introduced the measure after parents and grandparents reported being turned away or discouraged from using cash at school events.
Shipley framed the measure as modest: schools and event sponsors may continue to encourage card payments to reduce risk and staffing burdens, but could not refuse admission to someone using cash. "They will still they could still encourage on offer card payments, but would not be allowed to turn people away for anything for any way for using just cash," he said in closing comments.
After opening and brief remarks, Shipley moved that the bill be read for the final time and placed on its passage. The secretary read the bill title for the record and the Senate conducted a roll-call vote. The secretary recorded 44 ayes and 0 nays; the chair declared the bill passed having received a constitutional majority.
The immediate next step noted on the floor was unanimous consent to immediately message the bill. No amendments or defeats were recorded during the floor action.
