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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/4/2026 06:45 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (4)

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

• Citations - Statute (40)

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  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)
  551.114	Slot machine gaming areas.	Page 19 (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)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  2/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/10/2026	S	• CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  2/12/2026	S	• 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	S	• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
  2/20/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/25/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules
  2/26/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/3/2026	S	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1
  3/4/2026	S	• 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