Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1291 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/09/2024

                             
 
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HOUSE BILL 1291 
C7   	4lr2238 
    	CF SB 1066 
By: Delegate Attar 
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2024 
Assigned to: Ways and Means 
 
A BILL ENTITLED 
 
AN ACT concerning 1 
 
Sports Wagering – Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content – 2 
Required 3 
 
FOR the purpose of requiring, rather than authorizing, certain sports wagering licensees 4 
and sports wagering operators that advertise in the State to contract with certain 5 
independent evaluators for certain purposes; and generally relating to the evaluation 6 
of sports wagering content.  7 
 
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8 
 Article – State Government 9 
Section 9–1E–17(d) 10 
 Annotated Code of Maryland 11 
 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12 
 
 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14 
 
Article – State Government 15 
 
9–1E–17. 16 
 
 (d) A sports wagering licensee or sports wagering operator that advertises in the 17 
State [may] SHALL contract with an independent evaluator licensed under subsection (b) 18 
of this section to evaluate and rate the sports wagering licensee’s sports wagering content, 19 
sports wagering experts, sports wagering influencers, and content partners. 20 
 
 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21 
1, 2024. 22