Senate Bill 2324

    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2324

    By Senator Lee





    23-1529-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to gambling; prohibiting

  3         certain gambling activity from being conducted

  4         on vessels that embark and disembark within the

  5         state; providing a penalty; amending s.

  6         550.135, F.S.; providing for refunds of certain

  7         funds in the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10         WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Legislature to

11  prohibit gambling in violation of chapter 849, Florida

12  Statutes, on vessels that operate from ports within this state

13  and that do not make an intervening stop within the boundaries

14  of another state or possession of the United States or a

15  foreign country at which passengers could disembark, NOW,

16  THEREFORE,

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18  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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20         Section 1.  (1)  Effective January 1, 2002, a person

21  may not allow gambling activity in violation of chapter 849,

22  Florida Statutes, to be conducted on any vessel that such

23  person manages, supervises, controls, operates, or owns,

24  within or without the waters of this state, if the vessel

25  embarks from this state and disembarks within this state

26  without making an intervening stop in another state or

27  possession of the United States or a foreign country at which

28  passengers could disembark.

29         (2)  A person who violates this section commits a

30  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in section

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2324
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  1  775.082, section 775.083, or section 775.084, Florida

  2  Statutes.

  3         Section 2.  Subsection (4) of section 550.135, Florida

  4  Statutes, is amended to read:

  5         550.135  Division of moneys derived under this

  6  law.--All moneys that are deposited with the Treasurer to the

  7  credit of the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund shall be

  8  distributed in the following proportions, in the manner and at

  9  the times specified in this section:

10         (4)  After payments to the counties have been completed

11  as provided in subsections (1), and (2), and (3), all

12  unappropriated funds in the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund

13  shall be refunded to permitholders on a pro rata basis

14  deposited to the Treasurer to the credit of the General

15  Revenue Fund as provided in subsection (1).

16         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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19                          SENATE SUMMARY

20    Prohibits gambling on certain vessels that embark and
      disembark from this state without making an intervening
21    stop in another state, possession, or foreign country
      where passengers could disembark. Provides a penalty.
22    Provides for the refund of certain funds in the
      Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund.
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