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CS/CS/SB 2474: Legal Gambling

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice ; Regulated Industries ; Haridopolos

Legal Gambling; redefines term "full schedule of live racing or games"; authorizes Pari-mutuel Wagering Div. to consider application for permit within certain distance from existing pari-mutuel facility with consent of all active permitholders within county in which new permit is to be located; recognizes that pari-mutuel permitholders are highly regulated & taxed for public welfare & safety, etc. Amends Chs. 550, 849.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/30/2004 Senate - Died in Committee on Regulated Industries
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2004 Senate • Prefiled
    3/10/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Justice -SJ 00234
    3/12/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/17/04, 9:00 am, 110-S
    3/17/2004 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 00378; CS read first time on 03/24/04 -SJ 00386
    3/19/2004 Senate • Now in Comprehensive Planning -SJ 00378
    3/24/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 03/29/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K
    3/29/2004 Senate • Favorable by Comprehensive Planning; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00437
    3/30/2004 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00437; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/31/04, 2:00 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed -SJ 00437
    4/8/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/13/04, 12:30 pm, 37-S
    4/13/2004 Senate • CS/CS by- Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 00646; CS read first time on 04/15/04 -SJ 00651
    4/14/2004 Senate • Rereferred to- Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxation -SJ 00566
    4/15/2004 Senate • Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 00646; On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/19/04, 9:15 am, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
    4/30/2004 Senate • Died in Committee on Regulated Industries

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  • CS/CS/SB 2474, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/2004 at 5:02 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2004 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 939 Prieguez Compare Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
    Location:
    H 1531 (e1) Arcade Amusement Centers Greenstein Compare Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died on Calendar
    Location:
    S 1940 (e2) Games & Gaming Geller Compare Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died in Messages
    Location:
    S 2636 Arcade Amusement Centers Geller Compare Last Action: 3/31/2004 S CS combines this bill with SB 1940; CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00550; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 1940 (Died in House Messages)
    Location:
    S 2824 Pari-mutuel Wagering Garcia Compare Last Action: 4/24/2004 S Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00921; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00921
    Location:

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/19/2004 9:15 AM Regulated Industries View Vote Record

    Citations - Statutes (26)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    550.002 Definitions.
    550.01215 License application; periods of operation; bond, conversion of permit.
    550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering.
    550.0745 Conversion of pari-mutuel permit to summer jai alai permit.
    550.0951 Payment of daily license fee and taxes; penalties.
    550.09511 Jai alai taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.
    550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.
    550.09514 Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse requirements.
    550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.
    550.09516
    550.1625 Dogracing; taxes.
    550.2625 Horseracing; minimum purse requirement, Florida breeders' and owners' awards.
    550.26352 Breeders' Cup Meet; pools authorized; conflicts; taxes; credits; transmission of races; rules; application.
    550.2704 Jai Alai Tournament of Champions Meet.
    550.334 Quarter horse racing; substitutions.
    550.3355 Harness track licenses for summer quarter horse racing.
    550.3551 Transmission of racing and jai alai information; commingling of pari-mutuel pools.
    550.375 Operation of certain harness tracks.
    550.475 Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders.
    550.5251 Florida thoroughbred racing; certain permits; operating days.
    550.615 Intertrack wagering.
    550.6305 Intertrack wagering; guest track payments; accounting rules.
    550.71 Operation of ch. 96-364.
    849.085 Certain penny-ante games not crimes; restrictions.
    849.161 Amusement games or machines; when chapter inapplicable.
    849.1615

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  • CS/SB 2474, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/19/2004 at 9:15 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Comprehensive Planning (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2004 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2004 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/29/2004 2:00 PM Comprehensive Planning 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/14/2004 12:30 AM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    849.085 Certain penny-ante games not crimes; restrictions.

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  • SB 2474, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2004 at 11:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    849.085 Certain penny-ante games not crimes; restrictions.

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