Florida Senate - 2014 SB 890
By Senator Galvano
26-01418-14 2014890__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to bingo; amending s. 849.0931, F.S.;
3 specifying that ch. 849, F.S., does not prohibit
4 certain park or recreation districts from conducting
5 bingo; authorizing bingo to be held on the premises of
6 certain park or recreation districts; providing an
7 effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Subsection (4) and paragraph (e) of subsection
12 (11) of section 849.0931, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
13 849.0931 Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct;
14 permitted uses of proceeds; limitations.—
15 (4) This chapter does not prohibit The right of a
16 condominium association, a cooperative association, a
17 homeowners’ association as defined in s. 720.301, a mobile home
18 owners’ association, a group of residents of a mobile home park
19 as defined in chapter 723, a park or recreation district that is
20 an independent special district as defined in s. 189.403, a
21 recreation district as defined in chapter 418, or a group of
22 residents of a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park as
23 defined in chapter 513 from conducting to conduct bingo if is
24 conditioned upon the return of the net proceeds from such games
25 are returned to players in the form of prizes after the
26 deduction of having deducted the actual business expenses for
27 such games for articles designed for and essential to the
28 operation, conduct, and playing of bingo. Any net proceeds
29 remaining after paying prizes may be donated by the association
30 to a charitable, nonprofit, or veterans’ organization which is
31 exempt from federal income tax under the provisions of s. 501(c)
32 of the Internal Revenue Code to be used in such recipient
33 organization’s charitable, civic, community, benevolent,
34 religious, or scholastic works or similar activities or, in the
35 alternative, such remaining proceeds shall be used as specified
36 in subsection (3).
37 (11) Bingo games or instant bingo may be held only on the
38 following premises:
39 (e) With respect to bingo games conducted by a condominium
40 association, a cooperative association, a homeowners’
41 association as defined in s. 720.301, a mobile home owners’
42 association, a group of residents of a mobile home park as
43 defined in chapter 723, a park or recreation district that is an
44 independent special district as defined in s. 189.403, a
45 recreation district as defined in chapter 418, or a group of
46 residents of a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park as
47 defined in chapter 513, property owned by the association,
48 property owned by the residents of the mobile home park or
49 recreational vehicle park, or property which is a common area
50 located within the condominium, mobile home park, or
51 recreational vehicle park, property owned by a park or
52 recreation district that is an independent special district as
53 defined in s. 189.403, or property owned by a recreation
54 district as defined in chapter 418.
55 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.