FL H1239 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 28 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-28 - Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 28 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-28 - Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Proposes creation of s. 29, Art. X of State Constitution to provide that power to authorize expansion of gambling in Florida is reserved to people; prohibit expansion of gambling unless proposed & approved as constitutional amendment by initiative petition; define "expansion of gambling" & "gambling;" & clarify that amendment does not affect right of Legislature to exercise authority through general law or state's authority regarding tribal-state compacts.
Title
Voter Control of Gambling Expansion in Florida
Sponsors
| Sen. Dana Young [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-28 | House | Died in Regulatory Affairs Committee |
| 2015-04-07 | House | On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/09/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall --Temporarily postponed |
| 2015-03-08 | House | Referred to Regulatory Affairs Committee; Finance and Tax Committee; Appropriations Committee |
| 2015-03-03 | House | Introduced |
| 2015-03-02 | House | Filed |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/1239 |
| Text | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/1239/BillText/Filed/PDF |
