HOUSE BILL 972

Sponsored By:

Delegates Preis, Hutchins, Valderrama, and Turner

Entitled:

Slot Machine Regulation

Synopsis:

Requiring an eligible organization that owns and operates slot machines to send a specified annual report regarding the income and disposition of income of each machine to the sheriff of the county in which each machine is located; requiring supervision of repairs to coin meters or counters; requiring proceeds from slot machines to be deposited in a separate escrow account; authorizing license sanctions; providing for regulations; increasing the slot machine license fee; making specified definitions; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Judiciary

2/5

Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34

Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS

COMPTROLLER

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

ESCROW ACCOUNTS

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

GAMING -see also- BINGO; LOTTERY; RAFFLES

HEARINGS

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES

MANDATES

NOTICES

PENALTIES

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SHERIFFS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 264B )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)