2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB633: Gaming - Slot Machines - Skills-Based Amusement Devices

Legislative Summary

Altering the definition of "slot machine" to provide that certain skills-based amusement devices excluded from the definition may award merchandise, tickets, tokens, or other objects that do not exceed a certain minimal value per play and may be accumulated and exchanged for noncash merchandise or prizes of value that is similar to the cumulated value of the objects exchanged, and does not exceed a minimal wholesale value of $599.

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Bill History

1/23/2025
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {223225/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Budget and Taxation
Senate
4/5/2025
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
4/5/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/5/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 223225/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 223225/1 Adopted

3/14/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/14/202598.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/23/202587.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.0 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197030.7 KB