Art. X, § 15, Fla. Const. · Article X. MISCELLANEOUS
State operated lotteries.
Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
(a) Lotteries may be operated by the state.
(b) If any subsection or subsections of the amendment to the Florida Constitution are held unconstitutional for containing more than one subject, this amendment shall be limited to subsection (a) above.
(c) This amendment shall be implemented as follows:
(1) Schedule—On the effective date of this amendment, the lotteries shall be known as the Florida Education Lotteries. Net proceeds derived from the lotteries shall be deposited to a state trust fund, to be designated The State Education Lotteries Trust Fund, to be appropriated by the Legislature. The schedule may be amended by general law.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
Proposed by Initiative Petition filed with the Secretary of State June 10, 1985; adopted 1986.
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- As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
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Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Art. X, § 15, Fla. Const.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 16.712, Fla. Stat.Florida Gaming Control Commission authorizations, duties, and responsibilities.Printed as s. 15, Art. X of the State Constitution
- § 24.102, Fla. Stat.Purpose and intent.Printed as s. 15, Art. X of the State Constitution
- § 24.104, Fla. Stat.Department; purpose.Printed as s. 15, Art. X of the State Constitution
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