Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1326
       
       
       
       
       
       
                                Barcode 194598                          
       
                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/17/2009           .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————




       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
       The Committee on Regulated Industries (Wise) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete line 18
    4  and insert:
    5  regulation under ss. 849.15 and 849.16. To be authorized the
    6  electronic device must: be under the supervision and within the
    7  direct line of sight of a member of the bingo organization
    8  conducting the bingo game to ensure that the machine is
    9  monitored and only operated by persons at least 18 years of age;
   10  be capable of being electronically deactivated to prohibit use
   11  by persons less than 18 years of age through the use of a
   12  lockout device that maintains the machine’s deactivation for a
   13  period of no less than 5 minutes; and be designed to prevent its
   14  use or conversion for use in any manner other than the
   15  dispensing of instant bingo tickets. Authorized devices may
   16  dispense change to players purchasing instant bingo tickets but
   17  may not be utilized for paying the holders of winning tickets of
   18  any kind. However, the device must
   19  
   20  
   21  
   22  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   23         And the title is amended as follows:
   24         Delete line 6
   25  and insert:
   26  requiring that such devices be monitored and operational only
   27  under specific circumstances; providing that the devices may not
   28  be used to operate in a manner other than for dispensing instant
   29  bingo tickets; allowing for the devices to dispense change;
   30  providing an effective date.
   31