| 1 | The Business Regulation Committee recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to slot machine licenses; creating the |
| 7 | "Equal Treatment Under the Law Act"; amending s. 551.104, |
| 8 | F.S.; revising requirements for issuance or renewal of a |
| 9 | slot machine license; requiring the applicant to have on |
| 10 | file certain agreements with the Florida Standardbred |
| 11 | Breeders and Owners Association, the Florida Greyhound |
| 12 | Association, Inc., and the International Jai Alai Players |
| 13 | Association which govern the payment of purses and awards; |
| 14 | providing for payment of breeders', stallion, and special |
| 15 | racing awards on standardbred races to specified entity; |
| 16 | providing an effective date. |
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| 18 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 20 | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Equal Treatment |
| 21 | Under the Law Act." |
| 22 | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section |
| 23 | 551.104, Florida Statutes, as created by chapter 2005-362, Laws |
| 24 | of Florida, is amended to read: |
| 25 | 551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming.-- |
| 26 | (10)(a) No slot machine license or renewal thereof shall |
| 27 | be issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to |
| 28 | conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of thoroughbred racing unless |
| 29 | the applicant has on file with the division a binding written |
| 30 | agreement between the applicant and the Florida Horsemen's |
| 31 | Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc., the Florida |
| 32 | Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association, the Florida |
| 33 | Greyhound Association, Inc., or the International Jai Alai |
| 34 | Players Association governing the payment of purses or jai alai |
| 35 | player awards on live thoroughbred races or games conducted at |
| 36 | the licensee's pari-mutuel facility. In addition, no slot |
| 37 | machine license or renewal thereof shall be issued to such an |
| 38 | applicant unless the applicant has on file with the division a |
| 39 | binding written agreement between the applicant and the Florida |
| 40 | Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, Inc., or the Florida |
| 41 | Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association, as applicable, |
| 42 | governing the payment of breeders', stallion, and special racing |
| 43 | awards on live horse thoroughbred races conducted at the |
| 44 | licensee's pari-mutuel facility. The agreement governing purses, |
| 45 | the agreement governing jai alai player awards, and the |
| 46 | agreement governing breeders', stallion, and special racing |
| 47 | awards may direct the payment of such purses and awards from |
| 48 | revenues generated by any wagering or gaming the applicant is |
| 49 | authorized to conduct under Florida law. All purses and awards |
| 50 | shall be subject to the terms of chapter 550. All sums for |
| 51 | breeders', stallion, and special racing awards shall be remitted |
| 52 | monthly to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, Inc., |
| 53 | or the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association, for |
| 54 | the payment of awards subject to the administrative fee |
| 55 | authorized in s. 550.2625(3) or (4), as applicable. |
| 56 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |