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Maryland House Bill HB1543 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.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb1543
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 1543
11	8		C7 5lr3649
12	9		CF SB 1000
13	10		By: Delegate Stein
14	11		Introduced and read first time: February 25, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
16		-	Re–referred to: Ways and Means, February 27, 2025
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 4, 2025
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	18		Gaming – Sports Wagering Facilities – Request for Relocation 2
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27	20		FOR the purpose of authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to submit a 3
28	21		written request to the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to relocate the 4
29	22		sports wagering facility, subject to certain limitations; and generally relating to 5
30	23		sports wagering facilities. 6
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32	25		BY adding to 7
33	26		Article – State Government 8
34	27		Section 9–1E–07(j) 9
35	28		Annotated Code of Maryland 10
36	29		(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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38	31		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
39	32		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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41	34		Article – State Government 14
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43	36		9–1E–07. 15
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45	38		(J) (1) A SPORTS WAGERING FACI LITY LICENSEE ISSUED A LICENSE 16
46	39		UNDER § 9–1E–06(A)(2)(II) OF THIS SUBTITLE MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO 17
47	40		THE COMMISSION TO RELOCAT E A CLASS B SPORTS WAGERING FACI LITY. 18
48		-	2 HOUSE BILL 1543
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	42	+	(2) THE COMMISSION MAY GRANT A REQUEST SUBMITTED UNDER 19
	43	+	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION O NLY IF: 20
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51		-	(2) THE COMMISSION MAY GRANT A REQUEST SUBMITTED UNDER 1
52		-	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION O NLY IF: 2
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54		-	(I) THE SPORTS WAGERING FACILITY LICENSEE WA S 3
55		-	ORIGINALLY ISSUED A CLASS B SPORTS WAGERING FACI LITY LICENSE ON OR 4
56		-	BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2023; AND 5
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58		-	(II) THE NEW LOCATION FOR T HE SPORTS WAGERING F ACILITY: 6
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60		-	1. IS WITHIN THE SAME C OUNTY; AND 7
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62		-	2. COMPLIES WITH THE LO CATION REQUIREMENTS 8
63		-	UNDER § 9–1E–06 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 9
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65		-	3. SUBJECT TO § 9–1E–15(Q) OF THIS SUBTITLE , IS 10
66		-	APPROVED BY THE SPORTS WAGERING APPLICATION REVIEW COMMISSION. 11
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68		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
69		-	1, 2025. 13
	45	+	(I) THE SPORTS WAGERING FACILITY LICENSEE WA S 21
	46	+	ORIGINALLY ISSUED A CLASS B SPORTS WAGERING FACI LITY LICENSE ON OR 22
	47	+	BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2023; AND 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1543
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	51	+	(II) THE NEW LOCATION FOR THE SPORTS WAGERING FACILITY: 1
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74		-	~~Approved:~~
75		-	~~________________________________________________________________________________~~
76		-	~~Governor~~.
77		-	~~________________________________________________________________________________~~
78		-	~~Speaker of the House of Delegates.~~
79		-	~~________________________________________________________________________________~~
80		-	~~President of the Senate.~~
	53	+	1. IS WITHIN THE SAME C OUNTY; AND 2
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	55	+	2. COMPLIES WITH THE LO CATION REQUIREMENTS 3
	56	+	UNDER § 9–1E–06 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 4
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	58	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
	59	+	1, 2025. 6