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CS/CS/HB 189: Gaming Control

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee ; Salzman

Gaming Control; Prohibits falsely personating personnel from Gaming Control Commission; specifies violation of prohibition against keeping gambling house must be committed knowingly; requires court to order offender to pay fine if he or she is convicted of trafficking in slot machines; prohibits person from making false statements regarding legality of slot machine to facilitate sale or delivery; prohibits person from transporting of specified number of other persons to facilitate illegal gambling; prohibits specified activities relating to advertisements; specifies regulation of gambling is expressly preempted to state; requires court to consider amount of currency seized that is connected to specified violations relating to illegal gambling when determining bail.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/17/2023 House • Filed
    11/2/2023 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/12/2024 House • PCS added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
    1/17/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
    1/18/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/22/2024 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Appropriations Committee
    1/29/2024 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
    1/31/2024 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
    • Reported out of Appropriations Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    2/19/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    2/21/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    2/22/2024 House • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    2/23/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/8/2024 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar

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  • CS/CS/HB 189, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2024 at 10:58 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1046 (e1) Gaming Control Martin Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Messages

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    772.102 Definitions. Page 67 (pdf)
    843.08 False personation. Page 3 (pdf)
    849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 4 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 5 (pdf)
    849.155 Page 9 (pdf)
    849.157 Page 10 (pdf)
    849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 10 (pdf)
    849.47 Page 10 (pdf)
    849.48 Page 11 (pdf)
    849.49 Page 12 (pdf)
    895.02 Definitions. Page 70 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 13 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 189, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/18/2024 at 1:14 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2024 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1046 (c1) Gaming Control Martin Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Messages

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    983923 - Amendment
    Remove lines 147-156 and insert:
    Gottlieb 2/21/2024
    2:22 PM
    Adopted
    2/21/2024
    PDF
    932013 - Amendment
    Remove lines 150-306 and insert:
    Overdorf 2/21/2024
    2:21 PM
    Adopted
    2/21/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    772.102 Definitions. Page 66 (pdf)
    843.08 False personation. Page 3 (pdf)
    849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 4 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 5 (pdf)
    849.155 Page 8 (pdf)
    849.157 Page 9 (pdf)
    849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 10 (pdf)
    849.47 Page 10 (pdf)
    849.48 Page 11 (pdf)
    849.49 Page 12 (pdf)
    895.02 Definitions. Page 70 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 12 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • HB 189, Original Filed Version Posted 10/17/2023 at 8:55 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1046 Gaming Activities Martin Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Messages

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.717 Page 3 (pdf)
    843.08 False personation. Page 3 (pdf)
    849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 4 (pdf)
    849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes. Page 8 (pdf)
    849.04 Permitting minors and persons under guardianship to gamble. Page 9 (pdf)
    849.07 Permitting gambling on billiard or pool table by holder of license. Page 10 (pdf)
    849.09 Lottery prohibited; exceptions. Page 10 (pdf)
    849.10 Printing lottery tickets, etc., prohibited. Page 14 (pdf)
    849.105 Page 15 (pdf)
    849.13 Punishment on second conviction. Page 17 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 17 (pdf)
    849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 21 (pdf)
    849.25 “Bookmaking” defined; penalties; exceptions. Page 22 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 24 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 25 (pdf)

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