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FL S0204
Bill
Status
Introduced
10/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
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AI Summary
- Veterans' service organizations with federal charters and alcoholic beverage licenses must petition the Florida Gaming Control Commission for a declaratory statement before purchasing, installing, or operating games or machines if uncertain whether they qualify as legal amusement games
- The Commission must issue declaratory statements within 60 days of receiving a valid petition, and cannot deny properly submitted petitions
- Declaratory statements are binding on the Commission and may be used as evidence of good faith compliance in subsequent legal proceedings
- Criminal penalties for illegal slot machine possession are tiered: second-degree misdemeanor for 5 or fewer machines, third-degree felony for 6+ machines or one prior conviction, second-degree felony for persons of authority with 6+ machines or two prior convictions
- Shipments of legal gaming devices to Indian lands held in federal trust for federally recognized tribes with tribal-state compacts are deemed legal under state law
Legislative Description
Gaming
Last Action
CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
2/18/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules2/16/2026
Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government1/28/2026
Full Bill Text
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