Maryland HB 989: Gaming - Wagering on Sporting Events - Study and Implementation

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HOUSE BILL 989
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By: Delegates Buckel and Hornberger
Introduced and read first time: February 8, 2017
Assigned to: Ways and Means

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Gaming – Wagering on Sporting Events – Study and Implementation 2

FOR the purpose of establishing the Task Force to Study the Implementation of Sports 3
Gaming in the State; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task 4
Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving certain compensation, 5
but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Task Force to 6
monitor and study certain actions and make recommendations regarding certain 7
matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the 8
Governor and the General Assembly on or before a certain date; authorizing certain 9
license holders to apply to the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission for a 10
sports gaming license; authorizing the holder of a sports gaming license to accept 11
wagers on sporting events from certain individuals; requiring the Commission to 12
revoke a license under certain circumstances; providing for the distribution of the 13
proceeds from wagering on sporting events; requiring the Commission to adopt 14
certain regulations; making conforming changes; defining certain terms; making 15
certain provisions of this Act subject to a certain contingency; submitting, subject to 16
a certain contingency, certain provisions of this Act to a referendum of the qualified 17
voters of the State; providing for the termination of certain provisions of this Act; 18
and generally relating to wagering on sporting events. 19

BY adding to 20
Article – State Government 21
Section 9–1A–39; and 9–1D–01 through 9–1D–05 to be under the new subtitle 22
“Subtitle 1D. Sports Gaming” 23
Annotated Code of Maryland 24
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2016 Supplement) 25

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 26
Article – State Government 27
Section 9–1A–03, 9–1A–28(b)(1), 9–1A–30(b)(1), and 9–1A–31(a)(1) 28
Annotated Code of Maryland 29

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(2014 Replacement Volume and 2016 Supplement) 1

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 2
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3

Article – State Government 4

9–1A–39. 5

(A) THERE IS A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SPORTS 6
GAMING IN THE STATE. 7

(B) (1) THE TASK FORCE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: 8

(I) THREE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF MARYLAND, 9
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; 10

(II) THREE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 11
APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE; 12

(III) THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING 13
CONTROL AGENCY; 14

(IV) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VIDEO LOTTERY OPERATORS, 15
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR; AND 16

(V) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HORSE RACING LICENSEES, 17
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. 18

(2) AT LEAST ONE MEMBER APPOINTED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(I) OF 19
THIS SUBSECTION AND ONE MEMBER APPOINTED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OF 20
THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE MINORITY PARTY. 21

(C) THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL 22
AGENCY SHALL SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE TASK FORCE. 23

(D) THE STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE 24
STAFF FOR THE TASK FORCE. 25

(E) A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE: 26

(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE TASK 27
FORCE; BUT 28

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(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE 1
STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET. 2

(F) THE TASK FORCE SHALL: 3

(1) MONITOR ACTIONS ON FEDERAL LAWS THAT AUTHORIZE OR 4
PROHIBIT STATE ACTIONS ON SPORTS GAMING; 5

(2) STUDY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SPORTS GAMING IN OTHER 6
STATES; AND 7

(3) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CHANGES TO STATE LAW 8
IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT SPORTS GAMING IN THE STATE. 9

(G) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, THE TASK FORCE SHALL 10
REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND, IN 11
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1246 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL 12
ASSEMBLY. 13

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 14
as follows: 15

Article – State Government 16

9–1A–03. 17

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any additional forms or 18
expansion of commercial gaming other than as expressly provided in this subtitle AND 19
SUBTITLE 1D OF THIS TITLE are prohibited. 20

(b) This subtitle, including the authority provided to the Commission under this 21
subtitle, does not apply to: 22

(1) lotteries conducted under Subtitle 1 of this title; 23

(2) wagering on horse racing conducted under Title 11 of the Business 24
Regulation Article; 25

(3) the operation of slot machines as provided under Titles 12 and 13 of the 26
Criminal Law Article; or 27

(4) other gaming conducted under Titles 12 and 13 of the Cr