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CS/CS/CS/HB 189: Gambling

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee ; Trabulsy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarkosky

Gambling ; Revises provisions related to gambling including the Florida Gaming Control Commission, gaming machines, pari-mutuel permits & permitholders, betting on certain athletic contests, criminal penalties, Internet gambling, Internet sports wagering, manipulation of card games, fantasy sports contests, games of chance, slot machines, & illegal gambling; regulation of certain gaming activities.

Effective Date: 10/1/2026
Last Action: 2/13/2026 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/15/2025 House • Filed
    10/21/2025 House • Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
    • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
    11/10/2025 House • PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
    11/18/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
    11/25/2025 House • Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    12/1/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    1/12/2026 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
    1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/14/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    1/15/2026 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    1/16/2026 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    2/6/2026 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
    2/10/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
    2/12/2026 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    2/13/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 189, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 11:26 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1580 (c1) Illegal Gaming Martin Similar Last Action: 2/12/2026 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Track This Bill
    H 591 Gambling Jacques Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 881 (c2) Pari-mutuel Wagering Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 S Referred to Rules Track This Bill
    S 204 Gaming Bradley Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 S CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Track This Bill
    S 1164 Gambling Yarborough Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (36)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; meetings; membership. Page 109 (pdf)
    16.712 Florida Gaming Control Commission authorizations, duties, and responsibilities. Page 6 (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)
    20.055 Agency inspectors general. Page 16 (pdf)
    546.10 Amusement games or machines. Page 17 (pdf)
    550.002 Definitions. Page 20 (pdf)
    550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. Page 20 (pdf)
    550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 21 (pdf)
    550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 22 (pdf)
    772.102 Definitions. Page 109 (pdf)
    838.12 Bribery in athletic contests. Page 23 (pdf)
    849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 25 (pdf)
    849.02 Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. Page 26 (pdf)
    849.021 Page 26 (pdf)
    849.023 Page 27 (pdf)
    849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes. Page 30 (pdf)
    849.08 Gambling. Page 30 (pdf)
    849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 32 (pdf)
    849.0932 Page 33 (pdf)
    849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot. Page 35 (pdf)
    849.13 Punishment on second conviction. Page 35 (pdf)
    849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc. Page 36 (pdf)
    849.142 Exempted activities. Page 37 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 37 (pdf)
    849.155 Page 40 (pdf)
    849.157 Page 41 (pdf)
    849.181 Page 42 (pdf)
    849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 45 (pdf)
    849.47 Page 45 (pdf)
    849.48 Page 46 (pdf)
    849.49 Page 47 (pdf)
    849.50 Page 47 (pdf)
    895.02 Definitions. Page 112 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 49 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 52 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 189, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 1/14/2026 at 4:23 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 591 Gambling Jacques Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 881 (c2) Pari-mutuel Wagering Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 S Referred to Rules Track This Bill
    S 204 Gaming Bradley Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 S CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Track This Bill
    S 1164 Gambling Yarborough Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1580 (c1) Illegal Gaming Martin Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    598523 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Trabulsy 2/9/2026
    3:48 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/10/2026     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.712 Florida Gaming Control Commission authorizations, duties, and responsibilities. Page 5 (pdf)
    16.713 Florida Gaming Control Commission; appointment and employment restrictions. Page 6 (pdf)
    16.715 Florida Gaming Control Commission standards of conduct; ex parte communications. Page 8 (pdf)
    546.10 Amusement games or machines. Page 14 (pdf)
    550.002 Definitions. Page 17 (pdf)
    550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. Page 17 (pdf)
    550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 18 (pdf)
    550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 19 (pdf)
    772.102 Definitions. Page 95 (pdf)
    838.12 Bribery in athletic contests. Page 20 (pdf)
    849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 22 (pdf)
    849.02 Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. Page 23 (pdf)
    849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes. Page 23 (pdf)
    849.08 Gambling. Page 24 (pdf)
    849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 25 (pdf)
    849.0932 Page 26 (pdf)
    849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot. Page 28 (pdf)
    849.13 Punishment on second conviction. Page 29 (pdf)
    849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc. Page 29 (pdf)
    849.142 Exempted activities. Page 30 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 30 (pdf)
    849.155 Page 34 (pdf)
    849.157 Page 34 (pdf)
    849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 35 (pdf)
    849.47 Page 35 (pdf)
    849.48 Page 36 (pdf)
    849.49 Page 38 (pdf)
    895.02 Definitions. Page 98 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 38 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 189, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 11/25/2025 at 9:32 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/1/2025 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 591 Gambling Jacques Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 881 (c1) Pari-mutuel Wagering Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 S Referred to Rules Track This Bill
    S 204 Gaming Bradley Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 S CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Track This Bill
    S 1164 Gambling Yarborough Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1580 Illegal Gaming Martin Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    322399 - Amendment
    Remove lines 124-1040 and insert:     		Trabulsy 1/13/2026
    4:06 PM     		Adopted
    1/14/2026     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.712 Florida Gaming Control Commission authorizations, duties, and responsibilities. Page 5 (pdf)
    16.713 Florida Gaming Control Commission; appointment and employment restrictions. Page 6 (pdf)
    16.715 Florida Gaming Control Commission standards of conduct; ex parte communications. Page 8 (pdf)
    546.10 Amusement games or machines. Page 14 (pdf)
    550.002 Definitions. Page 17 (pdf)
    550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. Page 17 (pdf)
    550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 18 (pdf)
    550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes. Page 19 (pdf)
    772.102 Definitions. Page 95 (pdf)
    838.12 Bribery in athletic contests. Page 20 (pdf)
    849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc. Page 22 (pdf)
    849.02 Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. Page 23 (pdf)
    849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes. Page 23 (pdf)
    849.08 Gambling. Page 24 (pdf)
    849.086 Cardrooms authorized. Page 25 (pdf)
    849.0932 Page 26 (pdf)
    849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot. Page 28 (pdf)
    849.13 Punishment on second conviction. Page 29 (pdf)
    849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc. Page 29 (pdf)
    849.142 Exempted activities. Page 30 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 30 (pdf)
    849.155 Page 34 (pdf)
    849.157 Page 34 (pdf)
    849.23 Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. Page 35 (pdf)
    849.47 Page 35 (pdf)
    849.48 Page 36 (pdf)
    849.49 Page 38 (pdf)
    895.02 Definitions. Page 98 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 38 (pdf)

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  • HB 189, Original Filed Version Posted 10/15/2025 at 4:40 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 204 Gaming Bradley Similar Last Action: 2/12/2026 S CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    546.10 Amusement games or machines. Page 2 (pdf)
    849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. Page 4 (pdf)

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