Casar and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Home Team Act, which would require owners of professional sports teams to give local communities the chance to buy teams before relocating them.
Require owners of professional sports teams to give local communities the chance to buy teams before relocating them.
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Evidence
Casar and Sanders introduced the Home Team Act, saying teams seeking to move would have to give their home city one year to purchase the franchise at a fair price before relocating.
Assessments
As a federal representative, Casar could materially advance this promise through legislation, and he did take a serious step by introducing the Home Team Act with Bernie Sanders. The bill appears to match the promise closely by requiring teams seeking relocation to give their home community a one-year opportunity to buy the franchise at a fair price. But the available evidence shows only bill introduction, with no indication that the proposal became law or was otherwise implemented. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but no delivered policy outcome, this is best scored as never, with effort credit.