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SB2800 • 2026
SPORTS WAGERING-NO LOCAL TAXES
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SPORTS WAGERING-NO LOCAL TAXES
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
To Gaming, Wagering, and Racing
Assigned to Executive
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
SPORTS WAGERING-NO LOCAL TAXES
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