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CS/CS/HB 3: Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices

GENERAL BILL by Economic Affairs Committee ; Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Baxley ; Corcoran ; Costello ; Eisnaugle ; Harrell ; Metz ; Moraitis ; Perry ; Snyder ; Trujillo ; Young

Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices; Cites act as "Electronic Gambling Prohibition & Community Protection Act"; transfers administration & enforcement of provisions relating to game promotions from DACS to DBPR; revises provisions relating to drawings by chance offered by nonprofit organizations, exceptions to prohibitions on lotteries, & procedures for operation of game promotion; prohibits use of certain devices operated by drawing entrants.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Regulated Industries
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
5/25/2011 House • Filed
9/15/2011 House • Referred to Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 8
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 8
1/12/2012 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee, 01/17/12, 12:30 pm, 404 HOB
1/17/2012 House • CS by Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 283
1/25/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 277
1/26/2012 House • Now in Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 296
1/30/2012 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Economic Affairs Committee, 02/01/12, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
2/1/2012 House • CS/CS by- Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 -HJ 572
2/9/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Economic Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 567
2/10/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 576
2/27/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/12
2/29/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 955
• Amendment(s) adopted (174187) -HJ 955
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/1/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 974
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 72 NAYS 43 -HJ 974
3/1/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 838
• Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Budget -SJ 838
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Regulated Industries