Legislation

Title: State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations
Sponsored by: Delegates Ebersole, Griffith, and Vogel
Status: Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 4 of 2025 Special Session
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than three instant ticket lottery machines; altering the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machine sales by veterans' organizations; providing for the distribution of proceeds from instant ticket lottery machine sales by fraternal organizations; altering certain requirements concerning the conduct of gaming through instant ticket lottery machines; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Budget and Taxation

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0541

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2025 Legislative Date 1/10/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2025 Legislative Date 1/13/2025 Action Hearing 1/30 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 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/04/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {163422/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/04/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/05/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Referred Budget and Taxation Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 4/04/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {293824/1 Adopted Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/22/2025 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/22/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (127-0) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2025 Legislative Date 3/22/2025 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2025 Legislative Date 5/16/2025 Action Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Governor's Veto Letter Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/16/2025 Legislative Date 12/16/2025 Action Overridden (134-1) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/16/2025 Legislative Date 12/16/2025 Action Overridden (44-0) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/16/2025 Legislative Date 12/16/2025 Action Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 4 of 2025 Special Session Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/10/2025	1/10/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations
House	1/13/2025	1/13/2025	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/14/2025	3/04/2025	Favorable with Amendments {163422/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/04/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations
House	3/14/2025	3/05/2025	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Referred Budget and Taxation	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	4/04/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	4/04/2025	3/18/2025	Favorable with Amendments {293824/1 Adopted	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	3/18/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2025	3/19/2025	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2025	3/22/2025	House Concurs Senate Amendments	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2025	3/22/2025	Third Reading Passed (127-0)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2025	3/22/2025	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations
Post Passage	5/16/2025	5/16/2025	Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
			Governor's Veto Letter	Click to view Recorded Media
House	12/16/2025	12/16/2025	Overridden (134-1)
Senate	12/16/2025	12/16/2025	Overridden (44-0)
House	12/16/2025	12/16/2025	Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 4 of 2025 Special Session
			Text - Chapter - State Lottery – Instant Ticket Lottery Machines – Veterans’ and Fraternal Organizations

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