2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 193

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Gaming Prior Year Introduction As: HB 722/05 - W&M
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pendergrass, Anderson, Bozman, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Heller, Hubbard, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Taylor, and F. Turner
Entitled:
Video Lottery Terminals - Constitutional Amendment Subject to Voter Approval

Synopsis:

Adding a new article to the Maryland Constitution to prohibit the statutory expansion of forms of gaming, with specified exceptions, by the General Assembly; limiting to six the number of video lottery facility licenses that the State may issue; limiting to 13,000 the number of video lottery terminals the State may authorize; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/20
First Reading Ways and Means
3/1
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
GAMING -see also- BINGO; LOTTERY; RAFFLES
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
REFERENDUM

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - XVIV New Article
( 1 , 2 , 3 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered