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CS/SB 1580: Illegal Gaming

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Martin

Illegal Gaming; Repealing a provision relating to penalties and violations related to illegal gambling; authorizing a person who is ineligible for employment with the commission to submit a waiver request to the commission asking to be considered eligible for employment if the person possesses certain expertise or experience; revising the standards of conduct for current and former commissioners and employees of the commission; providing criminal penalties for persons who stake, bet, or wager any money or other thing of value upon the result of certain games, contests, matches, races, or sports if such persons have knowledge that the outcome of the games, contests, matches, races, or sports is prearranged or predetermined; revising the criminal penalties for persons who keep a gambling house, are agents or employees of a keeper of a gambling house, and rent a house for gambling purposes, respectively; providing that violations of certain laws are deemed immediate and serious dangers to public health, safety, and welfare, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/20/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
    1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
    2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
    2/20/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 1580, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 10:12 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 2/24/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 189 (c3) Gambling Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/13/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill
    H 591 Gambling Jacques Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    S 204 (c1) Gaming Bradley Compare Last Action: 2/18/2026 S CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time Track This Bill
    S 1164 Gambling Yarborough Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (39)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; meetings; membership. Page 9 (pdf)
    16.712 Florida Gaming Control Commission authorizations, duties, and responsibilities. Page 9 (pdf)
    16.713 Florida Gaming Control Commission; appointment and employment restrictions. Page 10 (pdf)
    16.715 Florida Gaming Control Commission standards of conduct; ex parte communications. Page 11 (pdf)
    20.055 Agency inspectors general. Page 15 (pdf)
    546.10 Amusement games or machines. Page 15 (pdf)
    551.107 Slot machine occupational license; findings; application; fee. Page 17 (pdf)
    772.102 Definitions. Page 115 (pdf)
    782.04 Murder. Page 18 (pdf)
    838.12 Bribery in athletic contests. Page 19 (pdf)
    843.08 False personation. Page 21 (pdf)
    849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 22 (pdf)
    849.02 Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. Page 24 (pdf)
    849.021 Page 25 (pdf)
    849.023 Page 25 (pdf)
    849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes. Page 28 (pdf)
    849.08 Gambling. Page 28 (pdf)
    849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 30 (pdf)
    849.09 Lottery prohibited; exceptions. Page 30 (pdf)
    849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot. Page 33 (pdf)
    849.13 Punishment on second conviction. Page 33 (pdf)
    849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc. Page 34 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 34 (pdf)
    849.155 Page 38 (pdf)
    849.157 Page 40 (pdf)
    849.17 Confiscation of machines by arresting officer. Page 117 (pdf)
    849.18 Disposition of machines upon conviction. Page 41 (pdf), Page 118 (pdf)
    849.181 Page 42 (pdf)
    849.20 Machines and devices declared nuisance; place of operation subject to lien for fine. Page 118 (pdf)
    849.21 Injunction to restrain violation. Page 119 (pdf)
    849.22 Fees of clerk of circuit court and sheriff. Page 120 (pdf)
    849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 8 (pdf)
    849.47 Page 44 (pdf)
    849.48 Page 45 (pdf)
    849.49 Page 46 (pdf)
    849.51 Page 46 (pdf)
    895.02 Definitions. Page 120 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 47 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 48 (pdf)

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  • SB 1580, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2026 at 11:15 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 189 (c2) Gambling Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/13/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill
    H 591 Gambling Jacques Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    S 1164 Gambling Yarborough Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    178928 - Amendment
    Delete lines 1106 - 1603.     		Regulated Industries
    (Martin)     		2/10/2026
    8:42 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/10/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2026 12:00 PM Regulated Industries 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (41)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; meetings; membership. Page 13 (pdf)
    16.712 Florida Gaming Control Commission authorizations, duties, and responsibilities. Page 13 (pdf)
    16.713 Florida Gaming Control Commission; appointment and employment restrictions. Page 14 (pdf)
    16.715 Florida Gaming Control Commission standards of conduct; ex parte communications. Page 15 (pdf)
    20.055 Agency inspectors general. Page 19 (pdf)
    546.10 Amusement games or machines. Page 20 (pdf)
    551.107 Slot machine occupational license; findings; application; fee. Page 22 (pdf)
    772.102 Definitions. Page 136 (pdf)
    782.04 Murder. Page 22 (pdf)
    838.12 Bribery in athletic contests. Page 24 (pdf)
    843.08 False personation. Page 25 (pdf)
    849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 27 (pdf)
    849.02 Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. Page 28 (pdf)
    849.021 Page 29 (pdf)
    849.023 Page 30 (pdf)
    849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes. Page 32 (pdf)
    849.08 Gambling. Page 32 (pdf)
    849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 34 (pdf)
    849.09 Lottery prohibited; exceptions. Page 34 (pdf)
    849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot. Page 37 (pdf)
    849.13 Punishment on second conviction. Page 38 (pdf)
    849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc. Page 38 (pdf)
    849.142 Exempted activities. Page 39 (pdf)
    849.143 Page 39 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 56 (pdf)
    849.155 Page 59 (pdf)
    849.157 Page 61 (pdf)
    849.17 Confiscation of machines by arresting officer. Page 139 (pdf)
    849.18 Disposition of machines upon conviction. Page 62 (pdf), Page 139 (pdf)
    849.181 Page 63 (pdf)
    849.20 Machines and devices declared nuisance; place of operation subject to lien for fine. Page 140 (pdf)
    849.21 Injunction to restrain violation. Page 141 (pdf)
    849.22 Fees of clerk of circuit court and sheriff. Page 141 (pdf)
    849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 13 (pdf)
    849.47 Page 65 (pdf)
    849.48 Page 66 (pdf)
    849.49 Page 67 (pdf)
    849.51 Page 68 (pdf)
    895.02 Definitions. Page 142 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 69 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 69 (pdf)

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