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type: "Bill"
title: "Implementation of the 2021 Gaming Compact Between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida"
description: "Implementation of the 2021 Gaming Compact Between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida; Providing for legislative approval and ratification of a gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state; requiring the Governor to cooperate with the Tribe in seeking approval and ratification of such compact from the United States Secretary of the Interior; authorizing the Tribe to conduct additional games, contests, and sports betting; providing age requirements for fantasy sports contests and sports betting; providing conditions, requirements, and prohibitions relating to poker games played in a designated player manner, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 2A"
citation: "Florida SB 2A (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["crimes", "public business"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-05-14"
last_action: "2021-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b54eb791-81eb-46d5-ae8f-632c99a4120a"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/2A/ByCategory"
source_hash: "0ee1d21ca716b52cb5bbedce1d227db24981b762ba2846a1293a700cee9d10e1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---
# Florida SB 2A (2021A) — Implementation of the 2021 Gaming Compact Between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida
Implementation of the 2021 Gaming Compact Between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida; Providing for legislative approval and ratification of a gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state; requiring the Governor to cooperate with the Tribe in seeking approval and ratification of such compact from the United States Secretary of the Interior; authorizing the Tribe to conduct additional games, contests, and sports betting; providing age requirements for fantasy sports contests and sports betting; providing conditions, requirements, and prohibitions relating to poker games played in a designated player manner, etc.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **S 2A Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/2A/BillText/Filed/HTML)
2. **S 2A c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/2A/BillText/c1/HTML)
3. **S 2A e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/2A/BillText/e1/HTML)
4. **S 2A er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/2A/BillText/er/HTML)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **381** (pass) · upper
- Favorable with Committee Substitute — **181** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **9717** (pass) · lower
- Motion, Second Reading — **1623** (fail) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hutson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-05-14** Filed `filing`
- **2021-05-14** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 05/17/21, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- **2021-05-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-05-17** CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
- **2021-05-17** Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- **2021-05-17** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-05-17** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/18/21
- **2021-05-17** CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** Amendment(s) adopted (268092)
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 `passage`
- **2021-05-18** In Messages
- **2021-05-18** Amendment 750991 filed
- **2021-05-18** Amendment 829933 filed
- **2021-05-18** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/19/2021)
- **2021-05-18** 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
- **2021-05-18** Amendment 130873 filed
- **2021-05-18** Amendment 271787 filed
- **2021-05-18** Amendment 166527 filed
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 737115 filed
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 531571 filed late
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 750991 ruled out of order
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 829933 No Action
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 130873 ruled out of order
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 271787 ruled out of order
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 166527 ruled out of order
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 737115 ruled out of order
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 531571 not allowed for consideration
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** CS passed; YEAS 97, NAYS 17 `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-05-19** Message sent to senate
- **2021-05-20** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-05-25** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b54eb791-81eb-46d5-ae8f-632c99a4120a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Gaming Enforcement"
description: "Gaming Enforcement; Expanding the authority of the Office of Statewide Prosecution within the Department of Legal Affairs to investigate and prosecute certain crimes; creating the Florida Gaming Control Commission within the Office of the Attorney General; creating the Division of Gaming Enforcement within the commission; specifying that certain persons are ineligible for appointment to or employment with the commission; providing standards of conduct for commissioners and employees of the commission, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 4A"
citation: "Florida SB 4A (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["appropriations", "criminal procedure and corrections", "executive branch", "public business"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-14"
last_action: "2021-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b8bdff2-48b6-48ae-9aee-b5e9f8bee263"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/4A/ByCategory"
source_hash: "2eb51ca0b7f2666a91d28dbc1dfd5b865e4520757aa6daed16885b46c95d5525"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---
# Florida SB 4A (2021A) — Gaming Enforcement
Gaming Enforcement; Expanding the authority of the Office of Statewide Prosecution within the Department of Legal Affairs to investigate and prosecute certain crimes; creating the Florida Gaming Control Commission within the Office of the Attorney General; creating the Division of Gaming Enforcement within the commission; specifying that certain persons are ineligible for appointment to or employment with the commission; providing standards of conduct for commissioners and employees of the commission, etc.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **S 4A Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/4A/BillText/Filed/HTML)
2. **S 4A c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/4A/BillText/c1/HTML)
3. **S 4A e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/4A/BillText/e1/HTML)
4. **S 4A er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/4A/BillText/er/HTML)
## Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — **1087** (pass) · lower
- Favorable with Committee Substitute — **163** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **2613** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hutson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-05-14** Filed `filing`
- **2021-05-14** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 05/17/21, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- **2021-05-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-05-17** CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 3
- **2021-05-17** Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- **2021-05-17** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-05-17** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/18/21
- **2021-05-17** CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** Amendment(s) adopted (174404, 182946, 252140, 975994)
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 13 `passage`
- **2021-05-18** In Messages
- **2021-05-18** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/19/2021)
- **2021-05-18** 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 7 `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Message sent to senate
- **2021-05-19** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-05-25** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b8bdff2-48b6-48ae-9aee-b5e9f8bee263`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records and Public Meetings/Florida Gaming Control Commission"
description: "Public Records and Public Meetings/Florida Gaming Control Commission; Specifying that any exempt or confidential and exempt information obtained by the Florida Gaming Control Commission retains its exempt or confidential and exempt status; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings of the commission wherein exempt or confidential and exempt information is discussed, provided certain requirements are met; providing for the future review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 6A"
citation: "Florida SB 6A (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["executive branch", "public health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-14"
last_action: "2021-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af148caf-9821-4cee-8ffe-5a169ad498c3"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/6A/ByCategory"
source_hash: "bc3826daba5383c7d00d0ace57ecb71d8e2b2a70db53a4858f7103584cd22c96"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---
# Florida SB 6A (2021A) — Public Records and Public Meetings/Florida Gaming Control Commission
Public Records and Public Meetings/Florida Gaming Control Commission; Specifying that any exempt or confidential and exempt information obtained by the Florida Gaming Control Commission retains its exempt or confidential and exempt status; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings of the commission wherein exempt or confidential and exempt information is discussed, provided certain requirements are met; providing for the future review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **S 6A Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/6A/BillText/Filed/HTML)
2. **S 6A er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/6A/BillText/er/HTML)
## Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — **1142** (pass) · lower
- Favorable — **172** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **381** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hutson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-05-14** Filed `filing`
- **2021-05-14** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 05/17/21, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- **2021-05-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-05-17** Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-17** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-05-17** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/18/21
- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 `passage`
- **2021-05-18** In Messages
- **2021-05-18** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/19/2021)
- **2021-05-18** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Message sent to senate
- **2021-05-19** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-05-25** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af148caf-9821-4cee-8ffe-5a169ad498c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Gaming"
description: "Gaming; Revising the application requirements for an operating license to conduct pari-mutuel wagering for a pari-mutuel facility; prohibiting greyhound permitholders from conducting live racing; specifying that certain permitholders that do not conduct live racing or games retain their permit and remain pari-mutuel facilities; specifying that, if such permitholder has been issued a slot machine license, the permitholders facility remains an eligible facility, continues to be eligible for a slot machine license, is exempt from certain provisions of ch. 551, F.S., is eligible to be a guest track, and, if the permitholder is a harness horse racing permitholder, is eligible to be a host track for intertrack wagering and simulcasting and remains eligible for a cardroom license, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 8A"
citation: "Florida SB 8A (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["alcoholic beverages and tobacco", "crimes", "public health", "reclamation", "and use", "regulation of professions and occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-14"
last_action: "2021-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5051df65-93d7-403e-8dfd-868870781db5"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/8A/ByCategory"
source_hash: "6b68201a85fc85d11796a3178eba56d58103f639606f6c0318b88b28fd4587c3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---
# Florida SB 8A (2021A) — Gaming
Gaming; Revising the application requirements for an operating license to conduct pari-mutuel wagering for a pari-mutuel facility; prohibiting greyhound permitholders from conducting live racing; specifying that certain permitholders that do not conduct live racing or games retain their permit and remain pari-mutuel facilities; specifying that, if such permitholder has been issued a slot machine license, the permitholders facility remains an eligible facility, continues to be eligible for a slot machine license, is exempt from certain provisions of ch. 551, F.S., is eligible to be a guest track, and, if the permitholder is a harness horse racing permitholder, is eligible to be a host track for intertrack wagering and simulcasting and remains eligible for a cardroom license, etc.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **S 8A Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/8A/BillText/Filed/HTML)
2. **S 8A c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/8A/BillText/c1/HTML)
3. **S 8A e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/8A/BillText/e1/HTML)
4. **S 8A er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021A/8A/BillText/er/HTML)
## Votes
- Passage, Third Reading — **7343** (pass) · lower
- Favorable with Committee Substitute — **190** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **390** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hutson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-05-14** Filed `filing`
- **2021-05-14** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 05/17/21, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- **2021-05-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-05-17** CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
- **2021-05-17** Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- **2021-05-17** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-05-17** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/18/21
- **2021-05-17** CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** Amendment(s) adopted (234656, 508950, 885116)
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-18** In Messages
- **2021-05-18** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/19/2021)
- **2021-05-18** 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 663291 filed
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 358093 filed
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 365871 filed
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 358093 withdrawn
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 663291 withdrawn
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19** Amendment 365871 Failed
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** CS passed; YEAS 73, NAYS 43 `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Message sent to senate
- **2021-05-19** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-05-25** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5051df65-93d7-403e-8dfd-868870781db5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).