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FL H0753
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jose Alvarez
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the Department of the Lottery to operate as a lottery ticket courier service or contract with third parties to provide courier services, defined as for-profit entities that purchase and deliver lottery tickets on behalf of in-state customers; courier services must have written retailer agreements and may store tickets for customers with consent, but are prohibited from collecting any portion of lottery winnings as a fee
- Permits the use of debit cards in vending machines to purchase lottery tickets, in addition to the existing coin and currency options
- Increases the maximum lottery retailer bond from twice to three times the average lottery ticket sales for the remittance period, and adds a new option allowing retailers to remit funds to a department-held interest-bearing bank account in lieu of posting a bond
- Creates new criminal penalties including a first-degree misdemeanor for operating a courier service without a conforming written agreement, and third-degree felonies for filing false claims with the department and for lottery retailer, courier service, or employee theft of lottery tickets
- Requires comprehensive security studies and evaluations of department operations every 2 years, adds an exception allowing sworn law enforcement officers in the Division of Security to purchase lottery tickets for investigative purposes, and repeals s. 24.113 relating to minority participation
- Effective date: July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
State Lotteries
Last Action
Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee2/26/2025
Full Bill Text
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