TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A bill to provide a $60 million subsidy to help the Florida Marlins build a new ballpark in Hialeah died in the Florida House when the clock struck midnight, ending the session.

The measure had passed 20-16 vote in the Senate only moments earlier.

"It's midnight," House Speaker Allan Bense said. "We're done."

The Marlins have tried five times in the last six years to win legislative approval to help fund a new stadium.

"We are disappointed," Marlins president David Samson said. "I've spoken tonight with the county and the city of Hialeah. We're going to wake up tomorrow and we'll continue with the momentum that has existed to get a local deal done."

Samson still hopes he can find a way to keep the team in South Florida.

"The commitment local officials have to keep the Marlins hasn't changed because of the events in Tallahassee," he said.