The Florida Senate
BILL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
(This document is based on the provisions contained in the legislation as of the latest date listed below.)
Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Rules
BILL: SB 854
INTRODUCER: Senator Passidomo
SUBJECT: Florida Statutes
DATE: January 11, 2022
ANALYST STAFF DIRECTOR REFERENCE ACTION
1. Pollitz Phelps RC Favorable
I. Summary:
The Division of Law Revision and Information of the Office of Legislative Services is required,
by statute, to conduct a systematic and continuing study of the Florida Statutes. The purpose of
this study is to recommend to the Legislature changes that will remove inconsistencies,
redundancies, and unnecessary repetition from the statutes; improve clarity and facilitate correct
interpretation; correct grammatical and typographical errors; and delete obsolete, repealed, or
superseded provisions. These recommendations are submitted to the Legislature in the form of
technical, nonsubstantive reviser’s bills. Responses to directives from the Legislature to make
specific changes in the statutes, such as renaming a department, are also submitted to the
Legislature via reviser’s bills.
Section 13, ch. 2021-269, Laws of Florida, directed the Division of Law Revision to replace
references to the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering and references to the Department of Business
and Professional Regulation relating to gaming with references to the Florida Gaming Control
Commission to conform the Florida Statutes to the transfer in s. 11, ch. 2021-269.
This bill substantially amends, creates, or repeals the following sections of the Florida
Statutes: amends ss. 16.71, 16.712, 16.713, 16.715, 20.165, 550.002, 550.0115, 550.01215,
550.0235, 550.0251, 550.0351, 550.054, 550.0555, 550.0651, 550.0951, 550.09511,
550.09512, 550.09514, 550.09515, 550.105, 550.1155, 550.125, 550.155, 550.175, 550.1815,
550.24055, 550.2415, 550.2614, 550.26165, 550.2625, 550.26352, 550.2704, 550.334,
550.3345, 550.3355, 550.3551, 550.3615, 550.375, 550.495, 550.505, 550.5251, 550.625,
550.6305, 550.6308, 550.70, 550.902, 551.102, 551.103, 551.104, 551.1045, 551.105,
551.106, 551.107, 551.108, 551.109, 551.112, 551.114, 551.117, 551.118, 551.121, 551.122,
551.123, 565.02, 817.37, and 849.086, F.S.
II. Present Situation:
Section 11, ch. 2021-269, Laws of Florida, provides that:
REVISED: BILL: SB 854 Page 2
Effective July 1, 2022, all powers, duties, functions, records, offices, personnel, associated
administrative support positions, property, pending issues, existing contracts, administrative
authority, administrative rules, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and
other funds in the Department of Business and Professional Regulation related to the
oversight responsibilities by the state compliance agency for authorized gaming compacts
under s. 285.710, Florida Statutes, the regulation of pari-mutuel wagering under chapter 550,
Florida Statutes, the regulation of slot machines and slot machine gaming under chapter 551,
Florida Statutes, and the regulation of cardrooms under s. 849.086, Florida Statutes, are
transferred by a type two transfer, as defined in s. 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, to the Florida
Gaming Control Commission within the Department of Legal Affairs, Office of the Attorney
General.
Notwithstanding chapter 60L-34, Florida Administrative Code, or any law to the contrary,
employees who are transferred from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
to the Florida Gaming Control Commission within the Department of Legal Affairs, Office
of the Attorney General, to fill positions transferred by this act retain and transfer any
accrued annual leave, sick leave, and regular and special compensatory leave balances.
Effective July 1, 2022, the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund under s. 455.116, Florida
Statutes, is transferred from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to the
Florida Gaming Control Commission.
III. Effect of Proposed Changes:
The bill revises Florida Statutes text to conform to the directive in s. 13, ch. 2021-269, Laws of
Florida, by replacing references to the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering and references to the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation relating to gaming with references to the
Florida Gaming Control Commission to conform the Florida Statutes to the transfer described in
s. 11, ch. 2021-269.
IV. Constitutional Issues:
A. Municipality/County Mandates Restrictions:
None.
B. Public Records/Open Meetings Issues:
None.
C. Trust Funds Restrictions:
None.
D. State Tax or Fee Increases:
None. BILL: SB 854 Page 3
E. Other Constitutional Issues:
None.
V. Fiscal Impact Statement:
A. Tax/Fee Issues:
None.
B. Private Sector Impact:
None.
C. Government Sector Impact:
None.
VI. Technical Deficiencies:
None.
VII. Related Issues:
None.
VIII. Statutes Affected:
This bill substantially amends the following sections of the Florida Statutes: ss. 16.71, 16.712,
16.713, 16.715, 20.165, 550.002, 550.0115, 550.01215, 550.0235, 550.0251, 550.0351, 550.054,
550.0555, 550.0651, 550.0951, 550.09511, 550.09512, 550.09514, 550.09515, 550.105,
550.1155, 550.125, 550.155, 550.175, 550.1815, 550.24055, 550.2415, 550.2614, 550.26165,
550.2625, 550.26352, 550.2704, 550.334, 550.3345, 550.3355, 550.3551, 550.3615, 550.375,
550.495, 550.505, 550.5251, 550.625, 550.6305, 550.6308, 550.70, 550.902, 551.102, 551.103,
551.104, 551.1045, 551.105, 551.106, 551.107, 551.108, 551.109, 551.112, 551.114, 551.117,
551.118, 551.121, 551.122, 551.123, 565.02, 817.37, and 849.086, F.S.
This bill creates the following sections of the Florida Statutes: None.
This bill repeals the following sections of the Florida Statutes: None.
IX. Additional Information:
A. Committee Substitute – Statement of Changes:
(Summarizing differences between the Committee Substitute and the prior version of the bill.)
None.
B. Amendments:
None. BILL: SB 854 Page 4
This Senate Bill Analysis does not reflect the intent or official position of the bill’s introducer or the Florida Senate.