CS/SB 1404: Gambling
GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Simon
Gambling; Prohibiting certain employment for a specified timeframe before or during a person’s service with the commission; prohibiting betting on athletic contests with knowledge that the results are prearranged or predetermined; revising criminal penalties for offenses involving keeping a gambling house; revising criminal penalties for offenses involving renting a house for gambling purposes; prohibiting Internet gambling and Internet sports wagering and related offenses; prohibiting specified actions relating to manipulation of card games, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2025
Last Action: 4/2/2025 Senate - CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/2/2025 Senate - CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/27/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
4/2/2025 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
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CS/SB 1404, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/27/2025 at 4:01 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 953 Gambling Barnaby Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
H 1017 Gambling Lopez Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
H 1467 Gambling Snyder Compare Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Now in Budget Committee
S 1836 Gaming Control Martin Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (27)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; meetings; membership. Page 4 (pdf) 16.713 Florida Gaming Control Commission; appointment and employment restrictions. Page 5 (pdf) 16.715 Florida Gaming Control Commission standards of conduct; ex parte communications. Page 8 (pdf) 546.10 Amusement games or machines. Page 13 (pdf) 551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming. Page 15 (pdf) 772.102 Definitions. Page 83 (pdf) 838.12 Bribery in athletic contests. Page 16 (pdf) 843.08 False personation. Page 17 (pdf) 849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 19 (pdf) 849.02 Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. Page 19 (pdf) 849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes. Page 20 (pdf) 849.08 Gambling. Page 20 (pdf) 849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 23 (pdf) 849.0932 Page 22 (pdf) 849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot. Page 25 (pdf) 849.13 Punishment on second conviction. Page 25 (pdf) 849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc. Page 26 (pdf) 849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 26 (pdf) 849.155 Page 29 (pdf) 849.157 Page 32 (pdf) 849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 32 (pdf) 849.47 Page 32 (pdf) 849.48 Page 33 (pdf) 849.49 Page 34 (pdf) 895.02 Definitions. Page 86 (pdf) 903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 34 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 35 (pdf) -
SB 1404, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 3:38 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 953 Gambling Barnaby Identical Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
H 1017 Gambling Lopez Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
H 1467 Gambling Snyder Compare Last Action: 4/2/2025 H Now in Budget Committee
S 1836 Gaming Control Martin Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (3)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 914396 - Amendment
Between lines 99 and 100 insert:Regulated Industries
(Bradley)3/24/2025
4:03 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/25/2025Web Page
PDF185516 - Amendment
Delete lines 100 - 308 and insert:Regulated Industries
(Gruters)3/24/2025
4:01 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/25/2025Web Page
PDF661106 - Amendment
Between lines 129 and 130 insert:Regulated Industries
(Pizzo)3/25/2025
1:45 PMWithdrawn
3/25/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/25/2025 4:00 PM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (23)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; meetings; membership. Page 3 (pdf) 551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming. Page 4 (pdf) 772.102 Definitions. Page 70 (pdf) 838.12 Bribery in athletic contests. Page 5 (pdf) 843.08 False personation. Page 7 (pdf) 849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 8 (pdf) 849.02 Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. Page 8 (pdf) 849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes. Page 9 (pdf) 849.08 Gambling. Page 9 (pdf) 849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 11 (pdf) 849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot. Page 11 (pdf) 849.13 Punishment on second conviction. Page 12 (pdf) 849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc. Page 12 (pdf) 849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 13 (pdf) 849.155 Page 16 (pdf) 849.157 Page 18 (pdf) 849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 19 (pdf) 849.47 Page 19 (pdf) 849.48 Page 20 (pdf) 849.49 Page 21 (pdf) 895.02 Definitions. Page 72 (pdf) 903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 21 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 21 (pdf)