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HOUSE BILL 618
C7 5lr2957
HB 566/23 – W&M
By: Delegate Patterson
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Lottery – Internet Sales of Subscription Plans – Authorization 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to allow the 3
establishment of a system or program that allows for the purchase of a State lottery 4
subscription plan in a certain manner; and generally relating to the sale of State 5
lottery subscription plans. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 9–111(e) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – State Government 14
9–111. 15
(e) (1) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 16
SUBSECTION, THE Agency may not allow the establishment of any system or program that 17
allows a person to purchase a State lottery ticket through an electronic device that connects 18
to the Internet, such as a personal computer or mobile device. 19
(2) THE AGENCY MAY ALLOW THE ESTABLISHM ENT OF A SYSTEM OR 20
PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A STATE LOTTERY SUBSCRI PTION 21
PLAN THROUGH AN ELEC TRONIC DEVICE THAT C ONNECTS TO THE INTERNET, SUCH 22
AS A PERSONAL COMPUT ER OR MOBILE DEVICE . 23
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACT ED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
1, 2025. 2