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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 709: Jai Alai Permitholders

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 709 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Jai Alai Permitholders. Primary sponsor: Tiffany Esposito (Republican), Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Commerce Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Jai Alai Permitholders; Authorizes holders of valid pari-mutuel permit to lease certain facilities to any other holder of same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within specified radius of each other; authorizes such lessees to apply for certain license; prohibits such lessees from operating cardroom or slot machine at leased facility; requires certain jai alai permitholders to conduct minimum number of live performances using their existing permit.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tiffany EspositoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse77
Industries & Professional Activities SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Commerce Committee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  4. Now in Commerce Committee
  5. Referred to Commerce Committee
  6. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  7. CS Filed
  8. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  9. Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  10. Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  11. PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
  12. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source