2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB667: 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 merchandise or prizes that do not exceed a minimal wholesale value of $599.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate
1/30/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/7/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/7/2025
Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {533029/1 Adopted
Senate
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/13/2025
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 533029/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 533029/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/3/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Guy Guzzone
Guy Guzzone
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/202597.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/30/202586.8 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197030.7 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.1 KB