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