CS/CS/SB 622: Jai Alai Permitholders
GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Regulated Industries ; Rodriguez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Calatayud
Jai Alai Permitholders; Authorizing holders of valid pari-mutuel permits to lease certain facilities to any other holder of the same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within a specified radius of each other; authorizing such lessees to apply for a certain license; prohibiting such lessees from operating a cardroom or slot machine at the leased facility, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/11/2025 Senate • Filed
2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 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 • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
4/17/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/22/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
4/23/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
4/29/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
• Read 2nd time -SJ 635
• Read 3rd time -SJ 635
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 635
4/29/2025 House • In Messages
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CS/CS/SB 622, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/23/2025 at 8:20 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 709 (c1) Jai Alai Permitholders Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/11/2025 H Added to Commerce Committee agenda 
H 1467 (e1) Gambling Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Received
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/29/2025 3:58 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 550.475 Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/SB 622, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2025 at 2:37 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 709 (c1) Jai Alai Permitholders Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/11/2025 H Added to Commerce Committee agenda
H 1467 (c1) Gambling Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Received
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 725608 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Fiscal Policy
(Rodriguez)4/18/2025
3:03 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/22/2025Web Page
PDF
669490 - Amendment to Amendment (725608)
Delete lines 10 - 18 and insert:Fiscal Policy
(Rodriguez)4/21/2025
4:26 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/22/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 4/15/2025 12:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 12 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/22/2025 11:00 AM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. Page 2 (pdf) 550.475 Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders. Page 1 (pdf) 550.615 Intertrack wagering. Page 3 (pdf) -
SB 622, Original Filed Version Posted 2/11/2025 at 10:49 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 709 (c1) Jai Alai Permitholders Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/11/2025 H Added to Commerce Committee agenda
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 469630 - Amendment
Delete lines 20 - 26 and insert:Regulated Industries
(Rodriguez)3/20/2025
3:07 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/25/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/25/2025 4:00 PM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. Page 2 (pdf) 550.475 Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders. Page 1 (pdf) 550.615 Intertrack wagering. Page 3 (pdf)
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