Dara Kam - News Service of Florida

The lawsuit claims the new law will force her to abandon “the sports that mean so much to her” because she will not be able to participate on high-school girls’ athletic teams.

The state will kick off the rulemaking process for Black farmer applicants within “weeks to months” and set the stage for another set of licenses that would nearly double the number of operators.

The compact will go before the Department of the Interior, which has 45 days to approve the plan, reject it or allow it to go into effect without the federal agency’s action.

The Tampa-based company challenged the state’s system of requiring licensed medical-marijuana operators to handle all aspects of the cannabis business.

But even the proposal’s proponents, as well as a legal expert hired by House Speaker Chris Sprowls, acknowledged that the sports-betting provision is not a sure bet legally.

Senators approved the compact on Tuesday and the House is expected to sign off on the proposal Wednesday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the tribe agreed to remove the provision requiring the state to negotiate with the tribe about online gambling in order to ensure ensure swift passage of the new compact.

The complicated 30-year pact faces significant hurdles before Florida residents and visitors legally could use their phones to place bets on their favorite sports teams.

Under the measure on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis, female students’ eligibility for sports teams would be based on their “biological sex” on birth certificates issued “at or near the time of the student’s birth.”

Among other things, the Senate proposal would make it harder for voters to request mail-in ballots or change their party affiliations.