despite the 2005 session having ended with the bill not coming to a vote, the stadium effort did not lose momentum in the legislature and was introduced quickly in the 2006 session. on april 6, 2006, the minnesota house of representatives passed the stadium bill on a 103–30 vote. the house bill was nearly identical to what the university was proposing and had full university support. however, on may 9, 2006, the minnesota senate passed a radically different version of the bill on a 34–32 vote. the senate version would have removed the tcf naming rights deal, the student fees, and the purchase of the university owned land. the proposed funding that was removed was to be replaced with a statewide tax on sports memorabilia. it also would have required the stadium to be named veterans memorial stadium (similar to the previous on-campus football stadium memorial stadium, which was last used in 1981 and demolished in 1992). governor tim pawlenty stated he supported the house version. he signed the bill in may 2006 at the university of minnesota mcnamara alumni center.