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CS/CS/SB 1404: Gambling

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Regulated Industries ; Simon

Gambling; Prohibiting certain employment for a specified timeframe before or during a person’s service with the commission; authorizing certain organizations, before purchasing, installing, or operating a game or machine on its premises and if in doubt about whether such machine meets the definition of an amusement machine, to petition the commission for a specified declaratory statement on whether the operation of such game or machine is authorized or prohibited; prohibiting betting on athletic contests with knowledge that the results are prearranged or predetermined; providing that a cardroom operator may limit the playing of any game to persons 21 years of age or older; prohibiting trafficking in slot machines, devices, or parts thereof, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/22/2025 Senate - CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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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
    4/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
    4/17/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/22/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time

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  • CS/CS/SB 1404, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2025 at 10:29 AM

    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) Track This Bill
    H 1017 Gambling Lopez Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 1467 (e1) Gambling Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Referred to Rules Track This Bill
    S 1836 Gaming Control Martin Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (33)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; meetings; membership. Page 4 (pdf)
    16.712 Florida Gaming Control Commission authorizations, duties, and responsibilities. Page 7 (pdf)
    16.713 Florida Gaming Control Commission; appointment and employment restrictions. Page 7 (pdf)
    16.715 Florida Gaming Control Commission standards of conduct; ex parte communications. Page 10 (pdf)
    546.10 Amusement games or machines. Page 15 (pdf)
    550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 17 (pdf)
    550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 18 (pdf)
    550.3345 Conversion of quarter horse permit to a limited thoroughbred permit. Page 93 (pdf)
    551.103 Powers and duties of the commission and law enforcement. Page 18 (pdf)
    551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming. Page 19 (pdf)
    551.114 Slot machine gaming areas. Page 20 (pdf)
    772.102 Definitions. Page 89 (pdf)
    838.12 Bribery in athletic contests. Page 21 (pdf)
    843.08 False personation. Page 23 (pdf)
    849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 24 (pdf)
    849.02 Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. Page 25 (pdf)
    849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes. Page 25 (pdf)
    849.08 Gambling. Page 26 (pdf)
    849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 27 (pdf)
    849.0932 Page 28 (pdf)
    849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot. Page 31 (pdf)
    849.13 Punishment on second conviction. Page 31 (pdf)
    849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc. Page 32 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 32 (pdf)
    849.155 Page 35 (pdf)
    849.157 Page 37 (pdf)
    849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 38 (pdf)
    849.47 Page 38 (pdf)
    849.48 Page 39 (pdf)
    849.49 Page 40 (pdf)
    895.02 Definitions. Page 92 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 40 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 41 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1404, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2025 at 4:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    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) Track This Bill
    H 1017 Gambling Lopez Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 1467 Gambling Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Referred to Rules Track This Bill
    S 1836 Gaming Control Martin Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    766556 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    (Simon)     		4/14/2025
    12:39 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/15/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2025 12:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    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)

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  • 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) Track This Bill
    H 1017 Gambling Lopez Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 1467 Gambling Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Referred to Rules Track This Bill
    S 1836 Gaming Control Martin Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    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 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    185516 - Amendment
    Delete lines 100 - 308 and insert:     		Regulated Industries
    (Gruters)     		3/24/2025
    4:01 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    661106 - Amendment
    Between lines 129 and 130 insert:     		Regulated Industries
    (Pizzo)     		3/25/2025
    1:45 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee 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)

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