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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to changes in ownership of or interest 2
in pari-mutuel permits; amending s. 550.054, F.S.; 3
revising entities authorized to hold pari -mutuel 4
wagering permits and associated licenses; amending s. 5
849.086, F.S.; specifying such entities may hold a 6
license for the operation of a cardroom; amending s. 7
550.01215, F.S.; providing applicability; providing an 8
effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the L egislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsection (15) of section 550.054, Florida 13
Statutes, is amended to read: 14
550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari -mutuel 15
wagering.— 16
(15)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 17
permit for the conduct of pari -mutuel wagering and associated 18
cardroom or slot machine licenses may only be held by a 19
permitholder who held an operating license for the conduct of 20
pari-mutuel wagering for fiscal year 2020 -2021 or who holds a 21
permit issued pursuan t to s. 550.3345 or by a purchaser, 22
transferee, or assignee of a valid permit for the conduct of 23
pari-mutuel wagering if approved by the commission before such 24
purchase, transfer, or assignment and provided that the 25
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commission does not approve or issue an additional permit for 26
the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering; 27
(b) All permits issued under this chapter held by 28
permitholders on January 1, 2021, are deemed valid for the sole 29
and exclusive purpose of satisfying all conditions for the valid 30
issuance of the permits, if such permitholder held an operating 31
license for the conduct of pari -mutuel wagering for fiscal year 32
2020-2021 or if such permitholder held a permit issued pursuant 33
to s. 550.3345; 34
(c) Additional permits for the conduct of pari -mutuel 35
wagering may not be approved or issued by the commission or 36
former Division of Pari -mutuel Wagering after January 1, 2021; 37
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(d) A permit to conduct pari -mutuel wagering may not be 39
converted to another class of permit. 40
Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsectio n (5) of section 41
849.086, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 42
849.086 Cardrooms authorized. — 43
(5) LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION; FEES. —No person may 44
operate a cardroom in this state unless such person holds a 45
valid cardroom license issued pursuant to this section. 46
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pari -47
mutuel permitholder, other than a permitholder issued a permit 48
pursuant to s. 550.3345 or a purchaser, transferee, or assignee 49
holding a valid permit for the conduct of pari -mutuel wagering 50
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approved pursuant to s. 550.054(15)(a) , may not be issued a 51
license for the operation of a cardroom if the permitholder did 52
not hold an operating license for the conduct of pari -mutuel 53
wagering for fiscal year 2020 -2021. In order for an initial 54
cardroom license to be issued to a thoroughbred permitholder 55
issued a permit pursuant to s. 550.3345, the applicant must have 56
requested, as part of its pari -mutuel annual license 57
application, to conduct at least a full schedule of live racing. 58
In order for a cardroom license to be renewed by a thoroughbred 59
permitholder, the applicant must have requested, as part of its 60
pari-mutuel annual license application, to conduct at least 90 61
percent of the total number of live performances conducted by 62
such permitholder dur ing either the state fiscal year in which 63
its initial cardroom license was issued or the state fiscal year 64
immediately prior thereto if the permitholder ran at least a 65
full schedule of live racing or games in the prior year. 66
Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 67
550.01215, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 68
550.01215 License application; periods of operation; 69
license fees; bond.— 70
(1) Each permitholder shall annually, during the period 71
between December 15 and January 4, file in writing with the 72
commission its application for an operating license for a pari -73
mutuel facility for the conduct of pari -mutuel wagering during 74
the next state fiscal year, including intertrack and simulcast 75
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race wagering. Each application for live performances must 76
specify the number, dates, and starting times of all live 77
performances that the permitholder intends to conduct. It must 78
also specify which perform ances will be conducted as charity or 79
scholarship performances. 80
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, other than 81
a permitholder issued a permit pursuant to s. 550.3345, a pari -82
mutuel permitholder may not be issued an operating license for 83
the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering, slot machine gaming, or the 84
operation of a cardroom if the permitholder did not hold an 85
operating license for the conduct of pari -mutuel wagering for 86
fiscal year 2020-2021. This paragraph does not apply to a 87
purchaser, transferee, or assignee holding a valid permit for 88
the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering approved pursuant to s. 89
550.054(15)(a). 90
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 91