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HB 707: Compulsive Gambling

GENERAL BILL by Morroni ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Greenstein ; Heyman ; Fasano ; Andrews ; Wasserman Schultz ; Levine ; Ritter ; Sembler ; Merchant ; Jones ; Gay ; Hill

Compulsive Gambling; directs Alcohol, Drug Abuse, & Mental Health Program Office within CFS Dept. to establish program for public education, training, prevention, & treatment re compulsive gambling; requires Lottery Dept. to require vendors to provide notice of toll-free problem gambling hotline; requires retailers of lottery tickets, pari-mutuel licensees, & authorized bingo organizations to provide notice of such gambling hotlines, etc. Amends 24.105,.112, 550.054, 849.0931. APPROPRIATION: $2,500,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/1999 House • Prefiled
    2/18/1999 House • Referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Regulated Services (CAC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
    3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Regulated Services (CAC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00064
    4/1/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Services (HFC), 04/05/99, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall --Not considered
    4/6/1999 House • Withdrawn from Health Care Services (HFC) -HJ 00483; Now in Regulated Services (CAC); On Committee agenda-- Regulated Services (CAC), 04/07/99, 2:00 pm, 16-HOB
    4/7/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Regulated Services (CAC) -HJ 00552
    4/8/1999 House • Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00552
    4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)

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  • HB 707, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Services (Post-Meeting) 3/31/1999 (pdf)
    Regulated Services (Post-Meeting) 4/6/1999 (pdf)
    Regulated Services (Post-Meeting) 4/7/1999 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 962 (c2) Compulsive Gambling Campbell Similar Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
    Location:
    H 1453 (c1) Video Lotteries Bitner Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    24.105 Powers and duties of department.
    24.112 Retailers of lottery tickets.
    550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering.
    849.0931 Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct; permitted uses of proceeds; limitations.

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