Legislation - SB0970

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 making the Act contingent on the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission issuing licenses to at least three independent evaluators.

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Original:: Budget and Taxation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

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Cross-filed with: HB1612

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0708 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

Contingency - on a contingency described in Sec. 2 of the bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Rereferred to Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Hearing 3/11 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 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/19/2026 Action Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Floor Amendment {943923/1 (Senator Zucker) Adopted Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (41-0) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/25/2026 Legislative Date 3/25/2026 Action Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	First Reading Senate Rules
			Text - First - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering
Senate	3/04/2026	3/05/2026	Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
Senate	3/05/2026	3/05/2026	Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2026	3/19/2026	Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Favorable Adopted	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Floor Amendment {943923/1 (Senator Zucker) Adopted	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	42 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering
Senate	3/20/2026	3/05/2026	Third Reading Passed (41-0)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/21/2026	3/09/2026	Referred Ways and Means	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/25/2026	3/25/2026	Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.

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