Chase Field is moving closer toward a facelift after the Arizona House of Representatives voted to approve House Bill 2407 Monday. (File photo by William Wilson/Cronkite News)

PHOENIX – A bipartisan bill that will quell speculation of relocation by the Arizona Diamondbacks is on its way to the desk of Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is expected to sign House Bill 2704.

The Arizona House of Representatives voted to approve the bill by a 35-20 margin Monday. It allows for sales taxes generated from the stadium and other nearby facilities over the next 30 years to be reinvested into Chase Field.

“I grew up going to these games with my dad,” said Gilbert resident Daniel Herrera, a Diamondbacks season ticket holder. “Now, I take my kid to these games and I’m glad that tradition will continue here at Chase Field.”

The team’s current lease with Maricopa County expires in 2027.

“What we have in downtown Phoenix is just an amazing and vibrant atmosphere,” Rep. Janeen Connelly said. “If you take critical elements away, you start to lose that and this can’t be another Coyotes scenario.”

The Diamondbacks and Maricopa County were at odds as they worked to renew the lease for the stadium. It triggered endless speculation, including the construction of a new stadium on nearby reservation land and even relocation to Nashville.

“The DBacks are Phoenix, they belong here,” said Amanda McKenna, a bartender at Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers at Chase Field. “With all the transplants here, the Arizona natives like us need an identity and that’s this baseball team.”

For Arizonans, the memories of the NHL’s Coyotes relocating to Salt Lake City remain fresh. Some feared a similar path for the Diamondbacks.

HB 2704 provides funding to Chase Field via income tax.

“While it gives the DBacks over $20 million dollars, it also provides contracts and necessities for unions,” Rep. Mariana Sandoval said.

While the bill was multi-layered, its most high-profile inclusion was providing necessary renovations to Chase Field.

The bill set a $500 million cap for renovations.

Concerns about the retractable roof at Chase Field, which has housed the Diamondbacks since 1998, have prevailed. The team has begun to address some issues, including a leaky roof.

The stadium will now undergo more renovations via a bill that will help maintain its status as a modern MLB ballpark.

Stability is no certainty in professional sports anymore. Just ask fans of MLB’S Athletics. They saw their team recently relocate to Sacramento, with an eventual destination of Las Vegas.

“As an A’s fan, I have kept a close eye on this situation, because no one else should have to go through what we went through,” Phoenix resident Ron Campbell said. “I’m really glad they were able to come to a deal for the renovations, because that provides me with some baseball to watch.”

Although inconsistency has defined the Diamondbacks’ play this season, this news surely falls in the win column.

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