HB 105 2025
A bill to be entitled
An act relating to thoroughbred permitholders;
amending s. 550.01215, F.S.; removing a requirements that a thoroughbred permitholder must conduct live racing; amending s. 551.104, F.S.; removing certain slot machine gaming licensure requirements for thoroughbred permitholders who are slot machine licensees; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 550.01215, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 550.01215 License application; periods of operation; license fees; bond.—
(1) Each permitholder shall annually, during the period between January 15 and February 4, file in writing with the commission its application for an operating license for a pari-mutuel facility for the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering during the next state fiscal year, including intertrack and simulcast race wagering. Each application for live performances must specify the number, dates, and starting times of all live performances that the permitholder intends to conduct. It must also specify which performances will be conducted as charity or scholarship performances.
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(b)1. A greyhound permitholder may not conduct live
racing. A jai alai permitholder, thoroughbred permitholder,
harness horse racing permitholder, or quarter horse racing
permitholder may elect not to conduct live racing or games. A
thoroughbred permitholder must conduct live racing. A greyhound
permitholder, jai alai permitholder, thoroughbred permitholder,
harness horse racing permitholder, or quarter horse racing
permitholder that does not conduct live racing or games retains
its permit; is a pari-mutuel facility as defined in s.
550.002(23); if such permitholder has been issued a slot machine
license, the facility where such permit is located remains an
eligible facility as defined in s. 551.102(4), continues to be
eligible for a slot machine license pursuant to s. 551.104(3),
and is exempt from ss. 551.104(10) ss. 551.104(4)(c) and (10)
and 551.114(2); is eligible, but not required, to be a guest
track and, if the permitholder is a harness horse racing
permitholder, to be a host track for purposes of intertrack
wagering and simulcasting pursuant to ss. 550.3551, 550.615,
550.625, and 550.6305; and remains eligible for a cardroom
license.
- A permitholder or licensee may not conduct live
greyhound racing or dogracing in connection with any wager for
money or any other thing of value in the state. The commission
may deny, suspend, or revoke any permit or license under this
chapter if a permitholder or licensee conducts live greyhound
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racing or dogracing in violation of this subparagraph. In
addition to, or in lieu of, denial, suspension, or revocation of
such permit or license, the commission may impose a civil
penalty of up to $5,000 against the permitholder or licensee for
a violation of this subparagraph. All penalties imposed and
collected must be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to
the credit of the General Revenue Fund.
Section 2. Paragraphs (d) through (j) of subsection (4) of
section 551.104, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
paragraphs (c) through (i), respectively, and paragraph (c) of
subsection (4) and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of that
section are amended to read:
551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming.—
(4) As a condition of licensure and to maintain continued
authority for the conduct of slot machine gaming, the slot
machine licensee shall:
(c) If a thoroughbred permitholder, conduct no fewer than
a full schedule of live racing or games as defined in s.
550.002(10). A permitholder’s responsibility to conduct live
races or games shall be reduced by the number of races or games
that could not be conducted due to the direct result of fire,
strike, war, hurricane, pandemic, or other disaster or event
beyond the control of the permitholder.
(10)(a)1. No slot machine license or renewal thereof shall
be issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to
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conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of thoroughbred racing unless
the applicant has on file with the commission a binding written
agreement between the applicant and the Florida Horsemen’s
Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc., governing the
payment of purses on live thoroughbred races conducted at the
licensee’s pari-mutuel facility. In addition, no slot machine
license or renewal thereof shall be issued to such an applicant
unless the applicant has on file with the commission a binding
written agreement between the applicant and the Florida
Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, Inc., governing the payment
of breeders’, stallion, and special racing awards on live
thoroughbred races conducted at the licensee’s pari-mutuel
facility. The agreement governing purses and the agreement
governing awards may direct the payment of such purses and
awards from revenues generated by any wagering or gaming the
applicant is authorized to conduct under Florida law. All purses
and awards shall be subject to the terms of chapter 550. All
sums for breeders’, stallion, and speciall racing awards shall be
remitted monthly to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’
Association, Inc., for the payment of awards subject to the
administrative fee authorized in s. 550.2625(3). - No slot machine license or renewal thereof shall be
issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to
conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of quarter horse racing
unless the applicant has on file with the commission a binding
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written agreement between the applicant and the Florida Quarter
Horse Racing Association or the association representing a
majority of the horse owners and trainers at the applicant’s
eligible facility, governing the payment of purses on live
quarter horse races conducted at the licensee’s pari-mutuel
facility. The agreement governing purses may direct the payment
of such purses from revenues generated by any wagering or gaming
the applicant is authorized to conduct under Florida law. All
purses shall be subject to the terms of chapter 550.
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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