Florida House Bill 707 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Provides requirements & procedures for operation of fantasy contests; requires fantasy contest operators to apply for licenses, pay specified fees, & provide specified information; directs DBPR's Division of Regulation to contract for services related to prevention of compulsive or addictive behavior; authorizes division to adopt rules; provides penalties; requires that provisions of chapter 849, F.S., relating to gambling offenses, do not apply to fantasy contest operators or "noncommercial contest operators" as defined by the act; provides applicability.

Fantasy Contests

House Finance and Tax Committee	House Business and Professions Subcommittee	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]	Rep. Ritch Workman [R]
Rep. Jared Moskowitz [D]	Sen. Dana Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-11	House	Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee
2016-02-08	House	CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time
2016-02-08	House	Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee
2016-02-05	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2016-01-27	House	CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 3
2016-01-25	House	On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 01/27/16, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
2016-01-21	House	Now in Finance and Tax Committee
2016-01-21	House	CS referred to Finance and Tax Committee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
2016-01-19	House	CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time
2016-01-19	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2016-01-12	House	CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 3
2016-01-12	House	Introduced
2016-01-08	House	On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 01/12/16, 1:30 pm, 12 HOB
2015-11-23	House	Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
2015-11-17	House	Filed

S0832 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
H7109 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died on Calendar

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
501	935		Amended Code	See Bill Text
546	11		Amended Code	See Bill Text
546	12		Amended Code	See Bill Text
546	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
546	14		Amended Code	See Bill Text
546	15		Amended Code	See Bill Text
546	16		Amended Code	See Bill Text
546	17		Amended Code	See Bill Text
546	18		Amended Code	See Bill Text
546	19		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/707
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0707/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0707/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0707/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0707/Amendment/183771/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0707/Amendment/782397/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0707/Amendment/380545/PDF