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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: 2/18/2026 Senate - CS by Regulated Industries 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. 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