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CS/CS/SB 1580: Illegal Gaming

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; 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; authorizing a slot machine licensee to apply to the commission to change the location of its designated slot machine gaming area under certain circumstances; 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 rent or lease a house for gambling purposes, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect July 1, 2026, this act shall take effect October 1, 2026
 Last Action: 3/6/2026 House - In Messages
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
2/25/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
2/26/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/3/2026 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1
3/4/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
3/6/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0
3/6/2026 House • In Messages