Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1029 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5	5	hb1029
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1029
8	8	C7, J1 4lr2795
9	9	CF SB 878
10	10	By: Delegate Allen
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2024
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 – Problem Gambling – Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct certain 3
21	21	prevalence studies concerning problem and pathological mobile gambling; altering 4
22	22	the distribution of certain State lottery, fantasy competition, and sports wagering 5
23	23	proceeds; and generally relating to problem gambling and the Problem Gambling 6
24	24	Fund. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Health – General 9
28	28	Section 19–804 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2023 Replacement Volume) 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
33	33	Article – State Government 14
34	34	Section 9–120(b)(1)(xii) and (xiii), 9–1D–04, and 9–1E–12(b) 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17
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38	38	BY adding to 18
39	39	Article – State Government 19
40	40	Section 9–120(b)(1)(xiii) 20
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
42	42	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 22
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44	44	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 23
45	45	Article – State Government 24
46	46	Section 9–1E–12(a) 25
47	47	Annotated Code of Maryland 26
48	48	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 27 2 HOUSE BILL 1029
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52	52	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
53	53	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
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55	55	Article – Health – General 3
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57	57	19–804. 4
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59	59	(a) (1) The Secretary shall make grants from or agreements for the use of State 5
60	60	funds, including the funds provided under § 9–1A–33 of the State Government Article, and 6
61	61	federal funds to help public agencies or nonprofit organizations operate the network of 7
62	62	clinically appropriate services for problem gamblers who reside in the State to provide the 8
63	63	following: 9
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65	65	(i) Inpatient and residential services; 10
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67	67	(ii) Outpatient services; 11
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69	69	(iii) Intensive outpatient services; 12
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71	71	(iv) Continuing care services; 13
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73	73	(v) Educational services; 14
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75	75	(vi) Services for victims of domestic violence; and 15
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77	77	(vii) Other preventive or rehabilitative services or treatment. 16
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79	79	(2) Research and training that are designed to improve or extend these 17
80	80	services are proper items of expense. 18
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82	82	(b) The Secretary shall conduct [a]: 19
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84	84	(1) A prevalence study and replication prevalence studies to measure the 20
85	85	rate of problem and pathological IN–PERSON gambling in the State; AND 21
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87	87	(2) A PREVALENCE STUDY AND REPLICATION PREVALEN CE STUDIES 22
88	88	TO MEASURE THE RATE OF PROBLEM AND PATHOLOGICAL MOBILE GAMBLING IN 23
89	89	THE STATE. 24
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91	91	(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary shall contract 25
92	92	with an independent researcher to conduct the prevalence studies. 26
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94	94	(2) The Secretary shall utilize the most current psychiatric or diagnostic 27
95	95	criteria for problem and pathological gambling as the basis for the prevalence studies. 28
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99	99	(d) (1) The initial prevalence study ON PROBLEM AND PATHO LOGICAL 1
100	100	IN–PERSON GAMBLING IN T HE STATE shall be completed on or before July 1, 2009. 2
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102	102	(2) THE INITIAL PREVALENC E STUDY ON PROBLEM A ND 3
103	103	PATHOLOGICAL MOBILE GAMBLING IN THE STATE SHALL BE COMPLE TED ON OR 4
104	104	BEFORE JULY 1, 2029. 5
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106	106	(e) Replication prevalence studies shall be conducted no less than every 5 years 6
107	107	with measures taken to permit comparisons between the initial prevalence study and 7
108	108	subsequent replication prevalence studies. 8
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110	110	(f) Services under this subtitle shall be provided by public agencies or, under 9
111	111	contract, by nonprofit organizations. 10
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113	113	Article – State Government 11
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115	115	9–120. 12
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117	117	(b) (1) By the end of the month following collection, the Comptroller shall 13
118	118	deposit, cause to be deposited, or pay: 14
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120	120	(xii) after June 30, 2023, into the Prince George’s County Blue Line 15
121	121	Corridor Facility Fund established under § 10–657.6 of the Economic Development Article 16
122	122	from the money that remains in the State Lottery Fund from the proceeds of all lotteries 17
123	123	after the distributions under subsection (a) of this section and items (i) through (xi) of this 18
124	124	paragraph, an amount not to exceed $27,000,000 to be paid in two installments not later 19
125	125	than November 1 and June 1 of each fiscal year; [and] 20
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127	127	(XIII) AFTER JUNE 30, 2024, INTO THE PROBLEM GAMBLING 21
128	128	FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 9–1A–33 OF THIS TITLE, 1% OF THE MONEY THAT 22
129	129	REMAINS IN THE STATE LOTTERY FUND FROM THE PROCEED S OF ALL LOTTERIES 23
130	130	EACH FISCAL YEAR , EXCEPT FROM THE INST ANT TICKET LOTTERY M ACHINES 24
131	131	UNDER § 9–112 OF THIS SUBTITLE, AFTER THE DISTRIBUTI ONS UNDER SUBSECTION 25
132	132	(A) OF THIS SECTION AND ITEMS (I) THROUGH (XII) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ; AND 26
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134	134	[(xiii)] (XIV) into the General Fund of the State the money that remains 27
135	135	in the State Lottery Fund from the proceeds of all lotteries after the distributions under 28
136	136	subsection (a) of this section and items (i) through [(xii)] (XIII) of this paragraph. 29
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138	138	9–1D–04. 30
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140	140	(a) A fantasy competition operator shall retain [85%] 84% of the proceeds and 31
141	141	pay the remainder to the Commission. 32
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145	145	(b) [The Commission shall distribute the proceeds paid ] FROM THE 1
146	146	REMAINDER OF THE PRO CEEDS PAID TO THE COMMISSION under subsection (a) of this 2
147	147	section, THE COMMISSION SHALL PAY THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT S: 3
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149	149	(1) 93.75% to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund established under 4
150	150	§ 5–206 of the Education Article; AND 5
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152	152	(2) 6.25% TO THE PROBLEM GAMBLING FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R 6
153	153	§ 9–1A–33 OF THIS TITLE. 7
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155	155	9–1E–12. 8
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157	157	(a) (1) The Commission shall account to the Comptroller for all of the revenue 9
158	158	under this subtitle. 10
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160	160	(2) The proceeds from sports wagering, less the amount retained by the 11
161	161	licensee under subsection (b)(1) of this section, shall be under the control of the Comptroller 12
162	162	and distributed as provided under subsection (b) of this section. 13
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164	164	(b) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this 14
165	165	paragraph, all proceeds from sports wagering shall be electronically transferred monthly 15
166	166	into the State Lottery Fund established under Subtitle 1 of this title. 16
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168	168	(ii) A Class A–1 and A–2 sports wagering facility licensee shall 17
169	169	retain [85%] 84% of the proceeds from sports wagering conducted at the locations described 18
170	170	in § 9–1E–09(a) of this subtitle. 19
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172	172	(iii) A Class B–1 and B–2 sports wagering facility licensee shall 20
173	173	retain [85%] 84% of the proceeds from sports wagering conducted at the location described 21
174	174	in the licensee’s application. 22
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176	176	(iv) A mobile sports wagering licensee shall retain [85%] 84% of the 23
177	177	proceeds from online sports wagering received by the licensee. 24
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179	179	(2) All proceeds from sports wagering in the State Lottery Fund 25
180	180	established under Subtitle 1 of this title shall be distributed on a monthly basis, on a 26
181	181	properly approved transmittal prepared by the Commission AS FOLLOWS: 27
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183	183	(I) 93.75% to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund established 28
184	184	under § 5–206 of the Education Article; AND 29
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186	186	(II) 6.25% TO THE PROBLEM GAMBLING FUND ESTABLISHED 30
187	187	UNDER § 9–1A–33 OF THIS TITLE. 31
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191	191	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
192	192	1, 2024. 2
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