2008 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 959

CHAPTER NUMBER: 474
File Code: Gaming Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1576
Sponsored By:
Senators Middleton, Miller, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus
Entitled:
Slot Machines - Definition

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of "slot machine" to include a machine, apparatus, or device that makes a specified award to a user through the reading of a game of chance or the delivery of a game of chance; providing that the definition of "slot machine" does not include a machine, apparatus, or device that makes a specified award in a specified manner; authorizing the continued use of specified instant bingo machines under specified circumstances; limiting the number of slot machines for a specified location; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/27
First Reading Senate Rules
Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Middleton) Adopted
Referred Budget and Taxation
2/28
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Mooney) Adopted
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/18
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (45-1)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/15
First Reading Ways and Means
3/24
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order next session (Delegate Hixson) Adopted
4/3
Special Order later today (Delegate Hixson) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Malone) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Love)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Ross) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Love) Adopted (69-67)
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Allegany County Delegation) Rejected (57-80)
Special Order next session (Delegate Wood) Adopted
4/4
Floor Amendment (Delegate Wood)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Ross) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Wood) Rejected (49-74)
Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Delegate Love) (Delegate Glenn) Adopted (83-51)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Love) Rejected (55-83)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Beidle)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Ross) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Beidle) Rejected (54-75)
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (53-81)
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Ross) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (46-79)
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Hixson) Rejected (87-45)
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (89-50)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 474

Sponsored by:

Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator James N. Robey, District 13
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Bingo
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Fire Protection
Gaming -see also- Bingo; Lottery; Raffles
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Local Government Mandates
Lottery
Nonprofit Organizations
Penalties
Reports

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 12-301 , 12-302 , 13-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 229035/02     Offered on: March 14, 2008   at: 11:10 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 453723/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 11:12 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 593921/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 4:21 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 705168/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 11:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 713129/02     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 4:00 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 723022/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 11:03 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 883628/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 10:49 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 935167/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 11:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 953527/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 11:09 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 973424/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 11:06 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 18, 2008: Third Reading Passed (45-2)
April 5, 2008: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
House
April 3, 2008: Floor Amendment (Love) Adopted (69-67)
April 3, 2008: Floor Amendment (Allegany County Delegation) {593921/1 Rejected (57-80)
April 4, 2008: Floor Amendment (Wood) Rejected (49-74)
April 4, 2008: Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Love) {723022/1 (Glenn) Adopted (83-51)
April 4, 2008: Floor Amendment (Love) {723022/1 Rejected (55-83)
April 4, 2008: Floor Amendment (Beidle) Rejected (54-75)
April 4, 2008: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {953527/1 Rejected (53-81)
April 4, 2008: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) Rejected (46-79)
April 4, 2008: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Hixson) Rejected (87-45)
April 5, 2008: Third Reading Passed (89-50)