EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by amendment. *sb1066* SENATE BILL 1066 C7 4lr2239 CF HB 1291 By: Senators Zucker and Ferguson Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024 Assigned to: Budget and Taxation Committee Report: Favorable Senate action: Adopted Read second time: February 26, 2024 CHAPTER ______ 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 2 SENATE BILL 1066 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1 1, 2024. 2 Approved: ________________________________________________________________________________ Governor. ________________________________________________________________________________ President of the Senate. ________________________________________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Delegates.