Florida Senate - 2014                                     SB 890
       
       
        
       By Senator Galvano
       
       
       
       
       
       26-01418-14                                            2014890__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to bingo; amending s. 849.0931, F.S.;
    3         specifying that ch. 849, F.S., does not prohibit
    4         certain park or recreation districts from conducting
    5         bingo; authorizing bingo to be held on the premises of
    6         certain park or recreation districts; providing an
    7         effective date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Subsection (4) and paragraph (e) of subsection
   12  (11) of section 849.0931, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   13         849.0931 Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct;
   14  permitted uses of proceeds; limitations.—
   15         (4) This chapter does not prohibit The right of a
   16  condominium association, a cooperative association, a
   17  homeowners’ association as defined in s. 720.301, a mobile home
   18  owners’ association, a group of residents of a mobile home park
   19  as defined in chapter 723, a park or recreation district that is
   20  an independent special district as defined in s. 189.403, a
   21  recreation district as defined in chapter 418, or a group of
   22  residents of a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park as
   23  defined in chapter 513 from conducting to conduct bingo if is
   24  conditioned upon the return of the net proceeds from such games
   25  are returned to players in the form of prizes after the
   26  deduction of having deducted the actual business expenses for
   27  such games for articles designed for and essential to the
   28  operation, conduct, and playing of bingo. Any net proceeds
   29  remaining after paying prizes may be donated by the association
   30  to a charitable, nonprofit, or veterans’ organization which is
   31  exempt from federal income tax under the provisions of s. 501(c)
   32  of the Internal Revenue Code to be used in such recipient
   33  organization’s charitable, civic, community, benevolent,
   34  religious, or scholastic works or similar activities or, in the
   35  alternative, such remaining proceeds shall be used as specified
   36  in subsection (3).
   37         (11) Bingo games or instant bingo may be held only on the
   38  following premises:
   39         (e) With respect to bingo games conducted by a condominium
   40  association, a cooperative association, a homeowners’
   41  association as defined in s. 720.301, a mobile home owners’
   42  association, a group of residents of a mobile home park as
   43  defined in chapter 723, a park or recreation district that is an
   44  independent special district as defined in s. 189.403, a
   45  recreation district as defined in chapter 418, or a group of
   46  residents of a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park as
   47  defined in chapter 513, property owned by the association,
   48  property owned by the residents of the mobile home park or
   49  recreational vehicle park, or property which is a common area
   50  located within the condominium, mobile home park, or
   51  recreational vehicle park, property owned by a park or
   52  recreation district that is an independent special district as
   53  defined in s. 189.403, or property owned by a recreation
   54  district as defined in chapter 418.
   55         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.