2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB708: Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content - Required

Legislative Summary

Requiring, rather than authorizing, certain sports wagering licensees and sports wagering operators that advertise in the State to contract with certain independent evaluators to evaluate and rate the sports wagering licensee's sports wagering content, sports wagering experts, sports wagering influencers, and content partners; and providing that Section 1 of the Act is contingent on the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission issuing licenses pursuant to certain provisions of law to at least three independent evaluators.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/14/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/14/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/17/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/17/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {993220/1 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
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Favorable with Amendments {233324/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (98-39)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Requests House Recede
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Zucker, Corderman, M. Jackson and King)
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Requests House Recede
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Zucker, Corderman, M. Jackson and King)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Refuses Recede
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Atterbeary, Ebersole and Patterson)
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 233324/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 233324/1 Adopted

4/5/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 993220/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 993220/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
98
Yea
39
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Craig Zucker
Craig Zucker
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/202582.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/202575.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197030.7 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.1 KB