Florida · Senate Bill 1580 · 2026 Regular Session

Illegal Gaming

SB 1580 Sponsored by Jonathan Martin Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Illegal Gaming; Repealing a provision relating to penalties and violations related to illegal gambling; authorizing a person who is ineligible for employment with the commission to submit a waiver request to the commission asking to be considered eligible for employment if the person possesses certain expertise or experience; revising the standards of conduct for current and former commissioners and employees of the…

Read the full title (151 words)

Illegal Gaming; Repealing a provision relating to penalties and violations related to illegal gambling; authorizing a person who is ineligible for employment with the commission to submit a waiver request to the commission asking to be considered eligible for employment if the person possesses certain expertise or experience; revising the standards of conduct for current and former commissioners and employees of the commission; authorizing a slot machine licensee to apply to the commission to change the location of its designated slot machine gaming area under certain circumstances; providing criminal penalties for persons who stake, bet, or wager any money or other thing of value upon the result of certain games, contests, matches, races, or sports if such persons have knowledge that the outcome of the games, contests, matches, races, or sports is prearranged or predetermined; revising the criminal penalties for persons who rent or lease a house for gambling purposes, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 25 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, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Regulated Industries
  5. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Regulated Industries9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
  8. SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  9. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  10. CommitteeCS by Regulated Industries read 1st time · Senate Regulated Industries
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  12. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government8–0 vote
  13. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  15. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules21–1 vote
  16. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  17. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  18. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  19. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  20. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 677
  21. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 677
  22. SenateCS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 677
  23. HouseIn Messages
  24. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  25. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
  1. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  2. HouseRead 2nd time
  3. HouseAmendment 409731 adopted
  4. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  5. HouseRead 3rd time
  6. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 31
  7. SenateIn returning messages
  8. SenateDied in returning Messages

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

34–0
Mar 6, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 34 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 8 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 34

Excused · 5

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

82–31
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 82 No 31 Not voting 4
Democrats: 1 yes, 29 no Republicans: 81 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 82

No · 31

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Regulated Industries CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 Passed 9–0
Feb 25, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 3

 Passed 8–0
Mar 3, 2026 Senate Rules CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1
Members

Yes · 21

No · 1

Not voting · 2

 Passed 21–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jonathan MartinR Primary sponsor · District 33
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • RI Regulated Industries Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.