Florida · Senate Bill 622 · 2025 Regular Session

Jai Alai Permitholders

SB 622 Sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 11, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Authorizing holders of valid pari-mutuel permits to lease certain facilities to any other holder of the same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within a specified radius of each other; authorizing such lessees to apply for a certain license; prohibiting such lessees from operating a cardroom or slot machine at the leased facility, etc.

Every action

23 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 15 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Regulated Industries
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
  5. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Regulated Industries8–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries read 1st time · Senate Regulated Industries
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government12–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  14. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  2. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
  3. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 635
  4. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 635
  5. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 63537–1 vote
  6. HouseIn Messages
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 635 · Full Senate

37–1
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

No · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate committee CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Apr 15, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 Passed 12–0
Apr 22, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Ana Maria RodriguezR Primary sponsor · District 40
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • RI Regulated Industries Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.