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CS/SB 8: Gaming

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Galvano

Gaming; Authorizing the Department of the Lottery to create a program that authorizes certain persons to purchase a ticket at a point-of-sale terminal; ratifying and approving a specified compact executed by the Governor and the Seminole Tribe of Florida contingent upon the adoption of specified amendments to the compact; specifying the amendments that must be made to the compact by agreement between the Governor and the Tribe for the compact to be deemed ratified and approved; repealing provisions relating to a requirement that certain jai alai permitholders pay to the state the same aggregate amount of certain fees and taxes as the permitholders paid during a specified year in which they conducted at least 100 live performances, etc.

Effective Date: Contingent
 Last Action: 5/2/2017 Senate - Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 679
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/12/2017 Senate • Filed
    • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations -SJ 37
    1/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/25/17, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/25/2017 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 147
    1/26/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 147
    2/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/23/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/23/2017 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 2 -SJ 149
    2/27/2017 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/3/2017 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 149
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 37
    • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 135
    3/27/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/29/17
    3/29/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 253
    • Amendment(s) adopted (397210, 460698, 509172, 918434, 974682) -SJ 255, 256
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 256
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/30/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 274
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 6 -SJ 277
    • Immediately certified -SJ 277
    3/30/2017 House • In Messages
    • Referred to Calendar -HJ 511
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
    • Received -HJ 509
    4/4/2017 House • Substituted for HB 7037 -HJ 543
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 543, 545
    • Amendment(s) adopted (837981) -HJ 545, 558
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/5/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 580
    • Amendment(s) failed (267723, 272537, 838267, 988857) -HJ 582, 583
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 73 NAYS 40 -HJ 583
    • Immediately certified -HJ 583
    4/5/2017 Senate • In returning messages
    4/12/2017 Senate • Refused to concur, requests House appoint Conference Committee -SJ 342, 358
    • Conference Committee appointed: Conference Committee on Gaming: Galvano (Chair), Benacquisto, Braynon, Flores, Hutson, Thurston -SJ 358
    4/12/2017 House • In returning messages
    4/13/2017 House • Insists on Amendment 837981, acceded to request for conference committee -HJ 637
    4/13/2017 Senate • In returning messages
    4/13/2017 House • Conference Committee appointed: Conference Committee on Gaming: Diaz, J. (Chair), Geller, La Rosa, Metz, Moskowitz, Nunez -HJ 680
    • Bill placed in Conference (Conference Committee on Gaming) -HJ 680
    4/13/2017 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Conference Committee on Gaming)
    5/2/2017 Senate • Conference Committee on Gaming dissolved
    • Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 679

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  • CS/SB 8, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/29/2017 at 5:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 149 Fantasy Contests & Fantasy Contest Operators Brodeur Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Commerce Committee Track This Bill
    H 7037 Gaming Tourism and Gaming Control Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2017 H Laid on Table -HJ 543 Track This Bill
    S 592 Fantasy Contests Young Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Regulated Industries Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    837981 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		La Rosa 3/31/2017
    11:40 AM     		Senate: Refused to Concur
    4/12/2017     		PDF
    hierarchy 926247 - Amendment to Amendment (837981)
    Remove lines 946-947 and insert:     		Smith 4/5/2017
    8:27 AM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/5/2017     		PDF
    hierarchy 267723 - Amendment to Amendment (837981)
    Remove lines 946-947 and insert:     		Brown 4/5/2017
    8:32 AM     		House: Failed
    4/5/2017     		PDF
    hierarchy 838267 - Amendment to Amendment (837981)
    Remove lines 946-947 and insert:     		Brown 4/5/2017
    8:32 AM     		House: Failed
    4/5/2017     		PDF
    hierarchy 988857 - Amendment to Amendment (837981)
    Remove lines 946-947 and insert:     		Brown 4/5/2017
    8:32 AM     		House: Failed
    4/5/2017     		PDF
    hierarchy 272537 - Amendment to Amendment (837981)
    Remove lines 946-947 and insert:     		Brown 4/5/2017
    8:32 AM     		House: Failed
    4/5/2017     		PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/30/2017 10:09 AM Senate 32 Yeas - 6 Nays
    4/5/2017 7:15 PM House - Amendment 988857 41 Yeas - 71 Nays
    4/5/2017 7:29 PM House 73 Yeas - 40 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (51)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    24.103 Definitions. Page 16 (pdf)
    24.105 Powers and duties of department. Page 17 (pdf)
    24.112 Retailers of lottery tickets; authorization of vending machines to dispense lottery tickets. Page 18 (pdf)
    285.710 Compact authorization. Page 26 (pdf), Page 29 (pdf)
    285.712 Tribal-state gaming compacts. Page 30 (pdf)
    546.11 Page 30 (pdf)
    546.12 Page 30 (pdf)
    546.13 Page 31 (pdf)
    546.14 Page 32 (pdf)
    546.15 Page 33 (pdf)
    546.16 Page 37 (pdf)
    546.17 Page 38 (pdf)
    546.18 Page 39 (pdf)
    550.002 Definitions. Page 40 (pdf)
    550.01215 License application; periods of operation; bond, conversion of permit. Page 42 (pdf)
    550.0251 The powers and duties of the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Page 48 (pdf)
    550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. Page 49 (pdf)
    550.0555 Greyhound dogracing permits; relocation within a county; conditions. Page 53 (pdf)
    550.0745 Conversion of pari-mutuel permit to summer jai alai permit. Page 55 (pdf)
    550.0951 Payment of daily license fee and taxes; penalties. Page 55 (pdf)
    550.09511 Jai alai taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 62 (pdf)
    550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 62 (pdf)
    550.09514 Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse requirements. Page 64 (pdf)
    550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 69 (pdf)
    550.1625 Dogracing; taxes. Page 72 (pdf)
    550.1647 Greyhound permitholders; unclaimed tickets; breaks. Page 73 (pdf)
    550.1648 Greyhound adoptions. Page 73 (pdf)
    550.1752 Page 74 (pdf)
    550.1753 Page 76 (pdf)
    550.2415 Racing of animals under certain conditions prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 80 (pdf)
    550.2416 Page 83 (pdf)
    550.26165 Breeders’ awards. Page 85 (pdf)
    550.3345 Conversion of quarter horse permit to a limited thoroughbred permit. Page 87 (pdf)
    550.3551 Transmission of racing and jai alai information; commingling of pari-mutuel pools. Page 90 (pdf)
    550.475 Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders. Page 91 (pdf)
    550.5251 Florida thoroughbred racing; certain permits; operating days. Page 92 (pdf)
    550.615 Intertrack wagering. Page 94 (pdf)
    550.6308 Limited intertrack wagering license. Page 96 (pdf)
    551.101 Slot machine gaming authorized. Page 98 (pdf)
    551.102 Definitions. Page 99 (pdf)
    551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming. Page 100 (pdf)
    551.1042 Page 107 (pdf)
    551.1043 Page 107 (pdf)
    551.1044 Page 112 (pdf)
    551.106 License fee; tax rate; penalties. Page 113 (pdf)
    551.108 Prohibited relationships. Page 118 (pdf)
    551.114 Slot machine gaming areas. Page 118 (pdf)
    551.116 Days and hours of operation. Page 119 (pdf)
    551.121 Prohibited activities and devices; exceptions. Page 119 (pdf)
    849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 120 (pdf)
    849.0931 Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct; permitted uses of proceeds; limitations. Page 130 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 8, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/27/2017 at 5:14 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 149 Fantasy Contests & Fantasy Contest Operators Brodeur Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Commerce Committee Track This Bill
    H 7037 Gaming Tourism and Gaming Control Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2017 H Laid on Table -HJ 543 Track This Bill
    S 592 Fantasy Contests Young Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Regulated Industries Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    460698 - Amendment
    Delete lines 1290 - 1300 and insert:     		Galvano 3/28/2017
    4:47 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/29/2017     		Web Page
    PDF
    509172 - Amendment
    Between lines 1770 and 1771 insert:     		Galvano 3/28/2017
    4:46 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/29/2017     		Web Page
    PDF
    974682 - Amendment
    Delete lines 2066 - 2134.     		Galvano 3/28/2017
    4:47 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/29/2017     		Web Page
    PDF
    918434 - Amendment
    Delete lines 3014 - 3043 and insert:     		Galvano 3/28/2017
    4:46 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/29/2017     		Web Page
    PDF
    397210 - Amendment
    Delete lines 3352 - 3370 and insert:     		Galvano 3/28/2017
    4:46 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/29/2017     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (51)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    24.103 Definitions. Page 16 (pdf)
    24.105 Powers and duties of department. Page 17 (pdf)
    24.112 Retailers of lottery tickets; authorization of vending machines to dispense lottery tickets. Page 18 (pdf)
    285.710 Compact authorization. Page 26 (pdf), Page 29 (pdf)
    285.712 Tribal-state gaming compacts. Page 30 (pdf)
    546.11 Page 30 (pdf)
    546.12 Page 30 (pdf)
    546.13 Page 30 (pdf)
    546.14 Page 32 (pdf)
    546.15 Page 33 (pdf)
    546.16 Page 37 (pdf)
    546.17 Page 38 (pdf)
    546.18 Page 39 (pdf)
    550.002 Definitions. Page 40 (pdf)
    550.01215 License application; periods of operation; bond, conversion of permit. Page 42 (pdf)
    550.0251 The powers and duties of the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Page 47 (pdf)
    550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. Page 49 (pdf)
    550.0555 Greyhound dogracing permits; relocation within a county; conditions. Page 53 (pdf)
    550.0745 Conversion of pari-mutuel permit to summer jai alai permit. Page 55 (pdf)
    550.0951 Payment of daily license fee and taxes; penalties. Page 55 (pdf)
    550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 62 (pdf)
    550.09514 Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse requirements. Page 64 (pdf)
    550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 69 (pdf)
    550.155 Pari-mutuel pool within track enclosure; takeouts; breaks; penalty for purchasing part of a pari-mutuel pool for or through another in specified circumstances. Page 72 (pdf)
    550.1625 Dogracing; taxes. Page 74 (pdf)
    550.1647 Greyhound permitholders; unclaimed tickets; breaks. Page 75 (pdf)
    550.1648 Greyhound adoptions. Page 75 (pdf)
    550.1752 Page 77 (pdf)
    550.1753 Page 78 (pdf)
    550.2415 Racing of animals under certain conditions prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 82 (pdf)
    550.2416 Page 85 (pdf)
    550.26165 Breeders’ awards. Page 87 (pdf)
    550.3345 Conversion of quarter horse permit to a limited thoroughbred permit. Page 89 (pdf)
    550.3551 Transmission of racing and jai alai information; commingling of pari-mutuel pools. Page 92 (pdf)
    550.475 Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders. Page 94 (pdf)
    550.5251 Florida thoroughbred racing; certain permits; operating days. Page 94 (pdf)
    550.615 Intertrack wagering. Page 96 (pdf)
    550.6308 Limited intertrack wagering license. Page 98 (pdf)
    551.101 Slot machine gaming authorized. Page 100 (pdf)
    551.102 Definitions. Page 101 (pdf)
    551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming. Page 102 (pdf)
    551.1042 Page 109 (pdf)
    551.1043 Page 109 (pdf)
    551.1044 Page 114 (pdf)
    551.106 License fee; tax rate; penalties. Page 115 (pdf)
    551.108 Prohibited relationships. Page 119 (pdf)
    551.114 Slot machine gaming areas. Page 120 (pdf)
    551.116 Days and hours of operation. Page 120 (pdf)
    551.121 Prohibited activities and devices; exceptions. Page 121 (pdf)
    849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 121 (pdf)
    849.0931 Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct; permitted uses of proceeds; limitations. Page 132 (pdf)

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  • SB 8, Original Filed Version Posted 1/12/2017 at 4:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2017 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/22/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 149 Fantasy Contests & Fantasy Contest Operators Brodeur Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Commerce Committee Track This Bill
    H 7037 Gaming Tourism and Gaming Control Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/4/2017 H Laid on Table -HJ 543 Track This Bill
    S 592 Fantasy Contests Young Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Regulated Industries Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    496100 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Galvano)     		2/22/2017
    8:53 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/23/2017     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2017 2:00 PM Regulated Industries 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/23/2017 9:00 AM Appropriations 14 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (48)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    24.103 Definitions. Page 12 (pdf)
    24.105 Powers and duties of department. Page 13 (pdf)
    24.112 Retailers of lottery tickets; authorization of vending machines to dispense lottery tickets. Page 14 (pdf)
    285.710 Compact authorization. Page 22 (pdf), Page 24 (pdf)
    285.712 Tribal-state gaming compacts. Page 25 (pdf)
    546.11 Page 25 (pdf)
    546.12 Page 25 (pdf)
    546.13 Page 26 (pdf)
    546.14 Page 27 (pdf)
    546.15 Page 28 (pdf)
    546.16 Page 31 (pdf)
    546.17 Page 33 (pdf)
    546.18 Page 34 (pdf)
    550.002 Definitions. Page 34 (pdf)
    550.01215 License application; periods of operation; bond, conversion of permit. Page 37 (pdf)
    550.0251 The powers and duties of the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Page 41 (pdf)
    550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. Page 42 (pdf)
    550.0555 Greyhound dogracing permits; relocation within a county; conditions. Page 46 (pdf)
    550.0745 Conversion of pari-mutuel permit to summer jai alai permit. Page 47 (pdf)
    550.0951 Payment of daily license fee and taxes; penalties. Page 47 (pdf)
    550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 54 (pdf)
    550.09514 Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse requirements. Page 56 (pdf)
    550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 61 (pdf)
    550.1625 Dogracing; taxes. Page 64 (pdf)
    550.1647 Greyhound permitholders; unclaimed tickets; breaks. Page 65 (pdf)
    550.1648 Greyhound adoptions. Page 65 (pdf)
    550.1752 Page 67 (pdf)
    550.1753 Page 68 (pdf)
    550.2416 Page 69 (pdf)
    550.26165 Breeders’ awards. Page 71 (pdf)
    550.3345 Conversion of quarter horse permit to a limited thoroughbred permit. Page 72 (pdf)
    550.3551 Transmission of racing and jai alai information; commingling of pari-mutuel pools. Page 75 (pdf)
    550.475 Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders. Page 77 (pdf)
    550.5251 Florida thoroughbred racing; certain permits; operating days. Page 78 (pdf)
    550.615 Intertrack wagering. Page 78 (pdf)
    550.6308 Limited intertrack wagering license. Page 81 (pdf)
    551.101 Slot machine gaming authorized. Page 83 (pdf)
    551.102 Definitions. Page 83 (pdf)
    551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming. Page 85 (pdf)
    551.1042 Page 91 (pdf)
    551.1043 Page 91 (pdf)
    551.1044 Page 96 (pdf)
    551.106 License fee; tax rate; penalties. Page 97 (pdf)
    551.108 Prohibited relationships. Page 100 (pdf)
    551.114 Slot machine gaming areas. Page 100 (pdf)
    551.116 Days and hours of operation. Page 101 (pdf)
    551.121 Prohibited activities and devices; exceptions. Page 101 (pdf)
    849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 102 (pdf)

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