FloridaIllegal Gaming
What it does
Illegal Gaming; Repealing a provision relating to penalties and violations related to illegal gambling; authorizing a person who is ineligible for employment with the commission to submit a waiver request to the commission asking to be considered eligible for employment if the person possesses certain expertise or experience; revising the standards of conduct for current and former commissioners and employees of the commission; authorizing a slot machine licensee to apply to the commission to change the location of its designated slot machine gaming area under certain circumstances; providing criminal penalties for persons who stake, bet, or wager any money or other thing of value upon the result of certain games, contests, matches, races, or sports if such persons have knowledge that the outcome of the games, contests, matches, races, or sports is prearranged or predetermined; revising the criminal penalties for persons who rent or lease a house for gambling purposes, etc.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 13Died in returning MessagesDied
- Mar 11In returning messages
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11CS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 31Passed House
- Mar 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 11Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Mar 11Amendment 409731 adopted
- Mar 11Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 101st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Mar 10Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
- Mar 10Bill referred to House Calendar
- Mar 6In Messages
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0Passed Senate
- Mar 6Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 6Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 4CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
- Mar 4Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
- Mar 4Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Mar 4Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Mar 3CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 25Now in Rules
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0Minor
- Feb 20On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 18CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
- Feb 12Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- Feb 12Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
- Feb 12Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
- Feb 12Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Feb 10CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 22IntroducedMinor
- Jan 16Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal PolicyMinor
- Jan 9FiledIntroduced