Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1370
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Rules (Perry) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section 24.107,
6 Florida Statutes, to read:
7 24.107 Advertising and promotion of lottery games.—
8 (3) Beginning January 1, 2018, every advertisement or
9 promotion of lottery games under this chapter shall include a
10 warning, which must:
11 (a) If on television, the Internet, or other electronic
12 medium, be typed in black font on a white background and occupy
13 no less than 10 percent of the surface area of the advertisement
14 or promotion.
15 (b) If in print, including a newspaper, magazine, or
16 billboard, be typed in black font on a white background and
17 occupy no less than 10 percent of the surface area of the
18 advertisement or promotion.
19 (c) If on radio, be audibly announced at the conclusion of
20 the advertisement or promotion.
21 (d) Contain one of the following messages, with each
22 message appearing in an equal number of advertisements and
23 promotions:
24 1. “WARNING: GAMBLING CAN BE ADDICTIVE.”
25 2. “WARNING: LOTTERY GAMES MAY BE ADDICTIVE.”
26 3. “WARNING: LOTTERY GAMES ARE A FORM OF GAMBLING.”
27 4. “WARNING: YOUR ODDS OF WINNING THE TOP PRIZE ARE
28 EXTREMELY LOW.”
29 5. “WARNING: GAMBLING CAN CAUSE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.”
30 6. “WARNING: PLAYING THE LOTTERY CONSTITUTES GAMBLING.”
31 Section 2. Subsection (8) is added to section 24.111,
32 Florida Statutes, to read:
33 24.111 Vendors; disclosure and contract requirements.—
34 (8) Beginning January 1, 2018, every contract subject to
35 this section shall contain a provision that requires the vendor
36 to place or print a warning on every lottery ticket sold under
37 this chapter. The required warning must:
38 (a) Appear on the face of each lottery ticket.
39 (b) Be typed in black font on a white background.
40 (c) Occupy no less than 10 percent of the total face of the
41 lottery ticket.
42 (d) Contain one of the following messages, with each
43 message appearing on an equal number of lottery tickets:
44 1. “WARNING: GAMBLING CAN BE ADDICTIVE.”
45 2. “WARNING: LOTTERY GAMES MAY BE ADDICTIVE.”
46 3. “WARNING: LOTTERY GAMES ARE A FORM OF GAMBLING.”
47 4. “WARNING: YOUR ODDS OF WINNING THE TOP PRIZE ARE
48 EXTREMELY LOW.”
49 5. “WARNING: GAMBLING CAN CAUSE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.”
50 6. “WARNING: PLAYING THE LOTTERY CONSTITUTES GAMBLING.”
51 (e) Appear on every lottery ticket printed under this
52 chapter on or after January 1, 2018.
53 Section 3. Subsections (10) through (15) of section 24.112,
54 Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (11) through
55 (16), respectively, and a new subsection (10) is added to that
56 section, to read:
57 24.112 Retailers of lottery tickets; authorization of
58 vending machines to dispense lottery tickets.—
59 (10) Beginning January 1, 2018, every contract in effect
60 pursuant to this section shall contain a provision that requires
61 the retailer to prominently display a sign, provided by the
62 department, at or near the lottery ticket point of sale which
63 contains the following message: “WARNING: GAMBLING CAN BE
64 ADDICTIVE.”
65 Section 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.
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67 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
68 And the title is amended as follows:
69 Delete everything before the enacting clause
70 and insert:
71 A bill to be entitled
72 An act relating to warnings for lottery games;
73 amending s. 24.107, F.S.; requiring every
74 advertisement or promotion of lottery games to include
75 a specified warning; providing requirements for the
76 warning; amending s. 24.111, F.S.; requiring contracts
77 entered into between the Department of the Lottery and
78 a vendor of lottery tickets to include a provision
79 that requires the vendor to place or print a specified
80 warning on all lottery tickets; providing requirements
81 for the warning; amending s. 24.112, F.S.; requiring
82 contracts entered into between the department and a
83 retailer of lottery tickets to include a provision
84 that requires the retailer to prominently display a
85 sign, provided by the department, with a specified
86 warning at the point of sale; providing an effective
87 date.