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SENATE BILL 1000
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CF HB 1543
By: Senator Hettleman
Introduced and read first time: February 1, 2025
Assigned to: Rules
Re–referred to: Budget and Taxation, February 10, 2025
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 25, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Gaming – Sports Wagering Facilities – Request for Relocation 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to submit a 3
written request to the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to relocate the 4
sports wagering facility, subject to certain limitations; and generally relating to 5
sports wagering facilities. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 9–1E–07(j) 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
9–1E–07. 15
(J) (1) A SPORTS WAGERING FACI LITY LICENSEE ISSUED A LICENSE 16
UNDER § 9–1E–06(A)(2)(II) OF THIS SUBTITLE MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQ UEST TO 17
THE COMMISSION TO RELOCAT E A CLASS B SPORTS WAGERING FACI LITY. 18
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(2) THE COMMISSION MAY GRANT A REQUEST SUBMITTED UNDER 1
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION O NLY IF: 2
(I) THE SPORTS WAGERING FACILITY LICENSEE WA S 3
ORIGINALLY ISSUED A CLASS B SPORTS WAGERING FACI LITY LICENSE ON OR 4
BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2023; AND 5
(II) THE NEW LO CATION FOR THE SPORT S WAGERING FACILITY : 6
1. IS WITHIN THE SAME C OUNTY; AND 7
2. COMPLIES WITH THE LO CATION REQUIREMENTS 8
UNDER § 9–1E–06 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 9
3. SUBJECT TO § 9–1E–15(Q) OF THIS SUBTITLE , IS 10
APPROVED BY THE SPORTS WAGERING APPLICATION REVIEW COMMISSION. 11
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
1, 2025. 13
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.