Legislation

Defining an eSports competition as one involving video games, including first-person shooters, real-time strategy games, and certain multiplayer online battle arenas; authorizing an organization conducting an eSports competition to offer prize money or merchandise to winning participants in the competition; and authorizing the Comptroller to adopt certain regulations.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Budget and Taxation Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/11/2019 Legislative Date 1/11/2019 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - eSports Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/18/2019 Legislative Date 1/18/2019 Action Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/15/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/12/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {555666/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2019 Legislative Date 3/12/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - eSports Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/13/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (139-0) Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2019 Legislative Date 3/15/2019 Action Referred Budget and Taxation Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2019 Legislative Date 3/20/2019 Action Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2019 Legislative Date 4/05/2019 Action Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2019 Legislative Date 3/30/2019 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2019 Legislative Date 3/30/2019 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2019 Legislative Date 3/31/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2019 Legislative Date 4/01/2019 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/30/2019 Legislative Date 4/30/2019 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 338 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - eSports Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/11/2019	1/11/2019	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - eSports Act
House	1/18/2019	1/18/2019	Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2019	3/15/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/15/2019	3/12/2019	Favorable with Amendments {555666/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2019	3/12/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - eSports Act
House	3/18/2019	3/13/2019	Third Reading Passed (139-0)	48AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2019	3/15/2019	Referred Budget and Taxation	47AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2019	3/20/2019	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2019	4/05/2019	Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	4/05/2019	3/30/2019	Favorable Adopted	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2019	3/30/2019	Second Reading Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2019	3/31/2019	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2019	4/01/2019	Returned Passed	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/30/2019	4/30/2019	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 338
			Text - Chapter - eSports Act

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