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*hb1218*
HOUSE BILL 1218
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By: Delegates Patterson, Fennell, and Kaiser
Introduced and read first time: February 8, 2024
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Lottery – Internet Sales Authorization and Distribution of Proceeds 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to allow a 3
person to purchase a State lottery ticket through an electronic device that connects 4
to the Internet; altering the distribution of certain lottery proceeds; and generally 5
relating to the State lottery. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 9–101(a) and (b) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – State Government 13
Section 9–111(e) and 9–120(b)(1)(xii) and (xiii) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
BY adding to 17
Article – State Government 18
Section 9–120(b)(1)(xiii) 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23
Article – State Government 24
9–101. 25 2 HOUSE BILL 1218
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
(b) “Agency” means the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. 2
9–111. 3
(e) (1) The Agency may [not] allow the establishment of any system or 4
program that allows a person to purchase a State lottery ticket through an electronic device 5
that connects to the Internet, such as a personal computer or mobile device. 6
(2) THE AGENCY SHALL ADOPT RE GULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS 7
SUBSECTION. 8
9–120. 9
(b) (1) By the end of the month following collection, the Comptroller shall 10
deposit, cause to be deposited, or pay: 11
(xii) after June 30, 2023, into the Prince George’s County Blue Line 12
Corridor Facility Fund established under § 10–657.6 of the Economic Development Article 13
from the money that remains in the State Lottery Fund from the proceeds of all lotteries 14
after the distributions under subsection (a) of this section and items (i) through (xi) of this 15
paragraph, an amount not to exceed $27,000,000 to be paid in two installments not later 16
than November 1 and June 1 of each fiscal year; [and] 17
(XIII) AFTER JUNE 30, 2025, INTO THE PROBLEM GAMBLING 18
FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 9–1A–33 OF THIS TITLE, 1% OF THE MONEY THAT 19
REMAINS IN THE STATE LOTTERY FUND FROM THE PROCEED S OF ALL LOTTERIES 20
EACH FISCAL YEAR , EXCEPT FROM THE INST ANT TICKET LOTTERY M ACHINES 21
UNDER § 9–112 OF THIS SUBTITLE, AFTER THE DISTRIBUTI ONS UNDER SUBSECTION 22
(A) OF THIS SECTION AND ITEMS (I) THROUGH (XII) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ; AND 23
[(xiii)] (XIV) into the General Fund of the State the money that remains 24
in the State Lottery Fund from the proceeds of all lotteries after the distributions under 25
subsection (a) of this section and items (i) through [(xii)] (XIII) of this paragraph. 26
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 27
1, 2024. 28