H 0189

GamblingMiami-Dade

Overhauls Florida gambling rules covering casinos, slot machines, sports betting, internet wagering, fantasy sports, and pari-mutuel tracks. Updates the Gaming Control Commission's powers, stiffens criminal penalties for illegal gambling, and tightens rules on card game manipulation. Now dead—folded into a Senate bill.

Timeline

March 11, 2026Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1580
February 13, 2026Bill referred to House Calendar
February 13, 20261st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
February 13, 2026Added to Second Reading Calendar
February 12, 2026Reported out of Commerce Committee
February 12, 2026Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
February 12, 2026CS Filed
February 10, 2026Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee19–5
February 6, 2026Added to Commerce Committee agenda
January 16, 2026Referred to Commerce Committee
January 16, 2026Now in Commerce Committee
January 15, 20261st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
January 14, 2026Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee13–4
January 14, 2026Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
January 14, 2026Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
January 14, 2026CS Filed
January 13, 20261st Reading (Original Filed Version)
January 13, 20261st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
January 12, 2026Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
December 1, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
December 1, 2025Referred to Commerce Committee
December 1, 2025Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
November 25, 2025Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
November 25, 2025Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
November 25, 2025CS Filed
November 18, 2025Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee13–0
November 10, 2025PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
October 21, 2025Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
October 21, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
October 21, 2025Referred to Commerce Committee
October 21, 2025Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
October 15, 2025Filed

Status

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 1580

Stage:: Failed
Chamber:: House
Last movement:: March 11, 2026

Why Miami-Dade cares

Miami-Dade hosts major pari-mutuel facilities and the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood nearby, so betting and slot machine rule changes hit this market especially hard. It is tracked in our Miami-Dade filter on the Bill Tracker.

Bill text, sponsors and roll-call data via LegiScan · 2026 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.