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Bill to Rotate Floridas Dates on House Calendar Voted Out of Committee After Long Floor Fight by 63 to 26 TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 19.— The bill to rotate Floridas three horse racing periods between Gulfstream, Hialeah and Tropical Park came alive in the state legislature once again here today. The bill, approved by the Senate two weeks ago, 23-15, was believed killed last week when the House Committee on Public Amusements reported unfavorably on the measure, 6-5. Under Florida legislative custom, an adverse committee report is usually tantamount to death for a bill. However, late Monday night, reporters discovered that the exact opposite was true. As soon as th«» House convenetl this morning, a motion was made to take the rotation bill out of committee for full consideration by the full House membership. Such action requires two-thirds of the membership. After long and bitter floor fights, the house voted, 63-26, to overrule the public Continued on Page Forty-One Bill to Rotate Floridas Dates on House Calendar Voted Out of Committee After Long Floor Fight by 63 to 26 Continued from Page One amusements committee and bring out the rotation measure for consideration by the full membership. It is now on the House calendar. Just when it will come to a vote is uncertain. Since the bill has already passed the Senate, a bare majority edge in the House would send the measure to Governor Dan McCarty for either his acceptance or veto. Should the House pass the bill and McCarty then veto it, a two-thirds vote is needed in both branches to override. The Senate has 38 members, while there are 95 representatives in the House. The rotation bill, in effect, would give each of the three South Florida tracks the choice "middle season" dates once every three years. Now, Hialeah is guaranteed these dates by a state law passed in 1947 which awards this period to the track producing the most revenue the preceding season. The Houses action in overriding the pub-he amusements committee does not necessarily mean it will give the rotation bill an OX. However, consensus is that the measure will pass and go to the governor for his decision.
