Overview

• Lawmakers approved $600 million from the state’s unclaimed funds to support the $2.4 billion domed stadium project in Brook Park.
• The budget bill included a late-night amendment to relax the Modell Law, allowing professional teams to relocate within Cuyahoga County without city approval.
• The Browns will remain in Cuyahoga County and play four more seasons at Huntington Bank Field before the new stadium opens.
• Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne joined other officials in opposing the funding allocation and the opaque legislative maneuver.
• The Browns have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the revamped Modell Law’s constitutionality while the city of Cleveland is suing to enforce the original statute.