Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session
SB 1580: Illegal Gaming
Third Reading · March 6, 2026 · Yeas 34, nays 0
What the bill does
The bill sets criminal penalties for betting on certain games, contests, matches, races or sports with knowledge that the outcome is prearranged or predetermined, and revises penalties for renting or leasing a house for gambling. It allows a person ineligible for employment with the commission to request a waiver if the person has certain expertise or experience, among other changes.
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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
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.
How each party voted
Senate President Ben Albritton voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- CS/CS/SB 1580
- Motion
- Third Reading
- Date
- March 6, 2026, 04:10 PM
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Presiding
- Brodeur
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 34, nays 0; 5 didn't vote (5 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
How each member voted
Yea (34)
- Ben Albritton R-27
- Kristen Arrington D-25
- Lori Berman D-26
- Mack Bernard D-24
- Jim Boyd R-20
- LaVon Bracy Davis D-15
- Jennifer Bradley R-6
- Jason Brodeur R-10
- Danny Burgess R-23
- Colleen Burton R-12
- Alexis Calatayud R-38
- Nick DiCeglie R-18
- Don Gaetz R-1
- Ileana Garcia R-36
- Erin Grall R-29
- Gayle Harrell R-31
- Ed Hooper R-21
- Shev Jones D-34
- Tom Leek R-7
- Jonathan Martin R-33
- Ralph Massullo R-11
- Debbie Mayfield R-19
- Stan McClain R-9
- Rosalind Osgood D-32
- Kathleen Passidomo R-28
- Jason Pizzo I-37
- Ana Maria Rodriguez R-40
- Darryl Rouson D-16
- Corey Simon R-3
- Carlos Smith D-17
- Keith Truenow R-13
- Jay Trumbull R-2
- Tommy Wright R-8
- Clay Yarborough R-4
Excused (5)
- Tracie Davis D-5
- Joe Gruters R-22
- Tina Polsky D-30
- Barbara Sharief D-35
- Bryan Ávila R-39