Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 622 — Jai Alai Permitholders

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Jai Alai Permitholders; Authorizing holders of valid pari-mutuel permits to lease certain facilities to any other holder of the same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within a specified radius of each other; authorizing such lessees to apply for a certain license; prohibiting such lessees from operating a cardroom or slot machine at the leased facility, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 622 By the Committees on Fiscal Policy;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 622 By the Committee on Regulated Industries;
and Regulated Industries;
and Senators Rodriguez and Calatayud 580-02870-25 2025622c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to jai alai permitholders;
and Senators Rodriguez and Calatayud 594-03852-25 2025622c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to jai alai permitholders;
authorizing holders of valid pari- mutuel permits to lease certain facilities to any other holder of the same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within a specified radius of each other;
providing that holders of a valid pari- mutuel permit may lease their pari-mutuel permitted facilities to any other holder of the same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within a specified radius of each other;
authorizing such lessees to apply for a certain license;
authorizing such lessee to apply for a license, rather than be entitled to a permit and license, to conduct specified gaming activities at the leased premises;
prohibiting such lessees from operating a cardroom or slot machine at the leased facility;
reenacting ss.
requiring certain jai alai permitholders to conduct a minimum number of live performances using their existing permit;
550.054(14)(b) and 550.615(8), F.S., relating to application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering and intertrack wagering, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s.
prohibiting operation under a lessor’s permit;
550.475, F.S., in references thereto;
550.475 Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders.—Holders of valid pari-mutuel permits for the conduct of any pari-mutuel wagering in this state may are entitled to lease any and all of their facilities at their permitted location as of January 1, 2021, to any other holder of a same class valid pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder, when located within a 35-mile radius of each other;
550.475 Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders.—Holders of valid pari-mutuel permits for the conduct of any pari-mutuel wagering in this state may are entitled to lease any and all of their pari-mutuel permitted facilities to any other holder of a same class valid pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder, when located within a 35-mile radius of each other;
and such lessee may apply for a is entitled to a permit and license to conduct intertrack wagering and operate its race meet or jai alai games at the leased facility but may not Page 1 of 2 CODING:
and such lessee may apply for a is entitled to a permit and license to conduct intertrack wagering and operate its race meet or jai alai games at the leased Page 1 of 3 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 622 594-03852-25 2025622c2 operate a cardroom or slot machine license at the leased facility.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 622 580-02870-25 2025622c1 premises.
A jai alai permitholder that leases a facility from another permitholder in accordance with this section must conduct a minimum of 20 live performances using such permitholder’s existing permit and may not operate under the lessor’s permit premises.
For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 550.475, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (14) of section 550.054, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering.— (14) (b) The commission, upon application from the holder of a jai alai permit meeting all conditions of this section, shall convert the permit and shall issue to the permitholder a permit to conduct greyhound racing.
A permitholder of a permit converted under this section shall be required to apply for and conduct a full schedule of live racing each fiscal year to be eligible for any tax credit provided by this chapter.
The holder of a permit converted pursuant to this subsection or any holder of a permit to conduct greyhound racing located in a county in which it is the only permit issued pursuant to this section who operates at a leased facility pursuant to s.
550.475 may move the location for which the permit has been issued to another location within a 30-mile radius of the location fixed in the permit issued in that county, provided the move does not cross the county boundary and such location is approved under the zoning regulations of the county or municipality in which the permit is located, and upon such relocation may use the permit for the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering and the operation of a cardroom.
The provisions of s.
550.6305(9)(d) and (f) shall apply to any permit converted under this subsection and shall continue to apply to any permit which was previously included Page 2 of 3 CODING:
Words stricken are deletions;
words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 622 580-02870-25 2025622c1 under and subject to such provisions before a conversion pursuant to this section occurred.
Section 3.
For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 550.475, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection (8) of section 550.615, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
550.615 Intertrack wagering.— (8) In any three contiguous counties of the state where there are only three permitholders, all of which are greyhound permitholders, if any permitholder leases the facility of another permitholder for all or any portion of the conduct of its live race meet pursuant to s.
550.475, such lessee may conduct intertrack wagering at its pre-lease permitted facility throughout the entire year.
Section 4.
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The bill amends the existing law to allow jai alai permitholders to lease facilities under specific conditions and establishes requirements for minimum live performances.

  • Section 550.475

    may are entitled to lease any and all of their facilities at their permitted location as of January 1, 2021, to any other holder of a same class valid pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder, when located within a 35-mile radius of each other; → are entitled to lease any and all of their facilities at their permitted location as of January 1, 2021, to any other holder of a same class valid pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder, when located within a 35-mile radius of each other;

    It clarifies that holders of valid permits may lease their facilities to specific entities.

  • Section 550.475

    and such lessee may apply for a is entitled to a permit and license to conduct intertrack wagering and operate its race meet or jai alai games at the leased facility but may not → and such lessee may apply for a permit and license to conduct intertrack wagering and operate its race meet or jai alai games at the leased facility but may not

    It ensures that lessees can apply for necessary permits while prohibiting certain operations.

  • Section 550.475

    A jai alai permitholder that leases a facility from another permitholder in accordance with this section must conduct a minimum of 20 live performances using such → A jai alai permitholder that leases a facility from another permitholder in accordance with this section must conduct a minimum of 20 live performances using such

    It establishes a requirement for minimum live performances by jai alai permitholders leasing facilities.

  • Section 550.475

    may not operate under the lessor’s permit premises. → may not operate under the lessor’s permit premises.

    It maintains the prohibition on operating under the lessor's permit.

Action History

  1. Died in Messages

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. In Messages

  4. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1

  5. Read 3rd time

  6. Read 2nd time

  7. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25

  8. CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time

  9. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  10. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  11. CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

  12. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  13. Now in Fiscal Policy

  14. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0

  15. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  16. CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time

  17. Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

  18. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  19. CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  20. On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  21. Introduced

  22. Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

  23. Filed

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3 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on · 1 voted No

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Republican 24100
Unaffiliated 2000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 37100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Collins — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Nay

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Republican 12001
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 18001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Not Voting

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Favorable

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 7000
Unaffiliated 1000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Collins — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1000
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 1001
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Fine — Not Voting
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 622 do?
Jai Alai Permitholders; Authorizing holders of valid pari-mutuel permits to lease certain facilities to any other holder of the same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within a specified radius of each other; authorizing such lessees to apply for a certain license; prohibiting such lessees from operating a cardroom or slot machine at the leased facility, etc.
Who sponsors SB 622?
SB 622 is sponsored by Calatayud, Alexis (Republican), Rodriguez, Ana Maria (Republican), Regulated Industries, and Fiscal Policy.
What is the current status of SB 622?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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