Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 986
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: OO            .                                
                  02/07/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Regulated Industries (Sachs) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (331510) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 4 and 5
    5  insert:
    6         Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 551.102, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         551.102 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
    9         (4)(a) “Eligible facility” means any licensed pari-mutuel
   10  facility located in Miami-Dade County or Broward County existing
   11  at the time of adoption of s. 23, Art. X of the State
   12  Constitution which that has conducted live racing or games
   13  during calendar years 2002 and 2003 and has been approved by a
   14  majority of voters in a countywide referendum to have slot
   15  machines at such facility in the respective county; any licensed
   16  pari-mutuel facility located within a county as defined in s.
   17  125.011, if the provided such facility has conducted live racing
   18  for 2 consecutive calendar years immediately preceding its
   19  application for a slot machine license, pays the required
   20  license fee, and meets the other requirements of this chapter;
   21  or any licensed pari-mutuel facility in any other county in
   22  which a majority of voters have approved slot machines at such
   23  facilities in a countywide referendum held pursuant to a
   24  statutory or constitutional authorization after the effective
   25  date of this section in the respective county, provided such
   26  facility has conducted a full schedule of live racing for 2
   27  consecutive calendar years immediately preceding its application
   28  for a slot machine license, pays the required licensed fee, and
   29  meets the other requirements of this chapter. A county that does
   30  not hold, or take action to hold, a slot machine referendum by
   31  January 31, 2012, must obtain specific legislative or
   32  constitutional authorization for the countywide referendum.
   33         (b) For purposes of paragraph (a), the county takes action
   34  by January 31, 2012, if it:
   35         1. Adopts an ordinance or resolution setting a countywide
   36  referendum;
   37         2. Approves a countywide referendum and directs county
   38  staff to prepare a resolution or ordinance to implement the
   39  approval; or
   40         3. Places a resolution or ordinance on the agenda for the
   41  county’s next scheduled meeting of its governing body.
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   43  Notwithstanding any other provision of law or court decision, a
   44  slot machine license may be issued to an eligible facility
   45  outside Miami-Dade County or Broward County; however, the
   46  license may not authorize slot machine gaming or require payment
   47  of any license fees or regulatory fees before July 7, 2015.
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   49  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   50         And the title is amended as follows:
   51         Delete line 112
   52  and insert:
   53         components; amending s. 551.102, F.S.; revising the
   54         definition of the term “eligible facility”; amending
   55         s. 551.103, F.S.; requiring the