Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB257 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 257
8	8	C7 3lr2314
9	9	HB 1316/22 – W&M CF 3lr2089
10	10	By: Delegate Ebersole
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Gaming – Electronic Instant Bingo Machines – Maximum Number of Machines 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of allowing an entity licensed to offer instant bingo under a commercial 3
21	21	bingo license on a certain date to operate up to a certain number of electronic instant 4
22	22	bingo machines; and generally relating to electronic instant bingo machines. 5
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24	24	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
25	25	Article – Criminal Law 7
26	26	Section 12–308 8
27	27	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
28	28	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 10
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30	30	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
31	31	Chapter 603 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2012 12
32	32	Section 3 13
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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37	37	Article – Criminal Law 16
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39	39	12–308. 17
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41	41	Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subtitle, an entity licensed to offer 18
42	42	instant bingo under a commercial bingo license on July 1, 2007, or by a qualified 19
43	43	organization as defined in § 13–201 of this article on the premises of the qualified 20
44	44	organization may continue to operate a game of instant bingo in the same manner using 21
45	45	electronic machines, provided that: 22
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49	49	[(1) (i) the machines were in operation for a 1–year period ending 1
50	50	December 31, 2007; or 2
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52	52	(ii) the machines were in operation under a commercial bingo license 3
53	53	on December 31, 2007;] 4
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55	55	[(2)] (1) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED I N ITEM (II) OF THIS ITEM, the entity 5
56	56	does not operate more than the number of electronic machines in operation on February 6
57	57	28, 2008; OR 7
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59	59	(II) 1. IF THE ENTITY OPERATED 85 ELECTRONIC MACHINES 8
60	60	ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, IT DOES NOT OPERATE MORE THAN 100 ELECTRONIC 9
61	61	MACHINES; 10
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63	63	2. IF THE ENTITY OPERAT ED 87 ELECTRONIC MACHINES 11
64	64	ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, IT DOES NOT OPERATE MORE THAN 100 ELECTRONIC 12
65	65	MACHINES; 13
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67	67	3. IF THE ENTITY OPERAT ED 100 ELECTRONIC 14
68	68	MACHINES ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, IT DOES NOT OPERATE MORE THAN 150 15
69	69	ELECTRONIC MACHINES ; 16
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71	71	4. IF THE ENTITY OPERAT ED 103 ELECTRONIC 17
72	72	MACHINES ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, IT DOES NOT OPERATE MORE THAN 150 18
73	73	ELECTRONIC MACHIN ES; 19
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75	75	5. IF THE ENTITY OPERAT ED 200 ELECTRONIC 20
76	76	MACHINES ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, IT DOES NOT OPERATE MORE THAN 250 21
77	77	ELECTRONIC MACHINES ; AND 22
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79	79	6. IF THE ENTITY OPERAT ED 278 ELECTRONIC 23
80	80	MACHINES ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008, IT DOES NOT OPERATE MORE THAN 295 24
81	81	ELECTRONIC MACHINES ; and 25
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83	83	[(3)] (2) the conduct of the gaming and operation of the machines are 26
84	84	consistent with all other provisions of this article. 27
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86	86	Chapter 603 of the Acts of 2012 28
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88	88	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, a licensee or organizatio n 29
89	89	that is authorized under State law to own or operate electronic bingo machines for use after 30
90	90	July 1, 2012, may repair and replace the authorized electronic bingo machines provided 31
91	91	that the machines operate in the same manner as those in operation by the same 32
92	92	organization as of February 28, 2008[, and that the organization does not operate more 33
93	93	than the number of electronic bingo machines in operation as of February 28, 2008]. 34 HOUSE BILL 257 3
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97	97	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
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