CHAPTER NUMBER: 97  
File Code: Horse Racing
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 538/03 - FIN
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 637  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Hooper, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Middleton, and Stone
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Racing Act of 2004
 
Repealing the Maryland Racing Facility Redevelopment Program,
including the authority of the Maryland Economic Development
Corporation to issue specified bonds; altering the termination date of
specified changes to the allocations of specified amounts bet on
specified thoroughbred and harness races; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/23
 - First Reading Finance
 - 1/28
 - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/16
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 2/17
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Hogan) Adopted
 - 2/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/20
 - Third Reading Passed (44-0)
 - 4/11
 - Returned Passed
 - 4/27
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 97
 
House Action
- 2/23
 - First Reading Ways and Means
 - 3/31
 - Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/12
 - Favorable Report by Ways and Means
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 -      Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Hixson) Adopted (133-0)
 -      Third Reading Passed (135-1)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
 - Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
 - Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
 - Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
 - Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
 - GAMING -see also- BINGO; LOTTERY; RAFFLES
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
 - RACING
 - REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
 - SUNSET
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Business Regulation
 - (
 11-514 ,
 11-515 ,
 11-515.1 ,
 11-613 ,
 11-616 ,
 11-1201 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
 - Amendments:
- Senate
 - Number: 217679/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 18, 2004   at:
10:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
 - February 20, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (44-0)
 - House 
 - April 9, 2004: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Hixson) Adopted  (133-0)
 - April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (135-1)