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An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Fantasy Contests

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Fantasy Contests

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Craig Hickman
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Fantasy Contests

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Fantasy Contests Sponsor: Senator Craig Hickman Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Fantasy Contests Sponsor: Senator Craig Hickman Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0297(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0297(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 33 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-21 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-20 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Work Session Reconsidered

  6. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  8. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  9. 2025-03-03 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  10. 2025-01-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Fantasy Contests
Sponsor:
Senator Craig Hickman
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0297(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 51 - L.D. 33
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Fantasy Contests
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §1101, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 303, §2, is amended
to read:
A. One Two or more fantasy contestants per game or contest, none of which may be
the fantasy contest operator, pay an entry fee to participate;
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §1105, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 303, §2, is amended to
read:
2. Allocation of funds. The director shall collect for deposit to the General Fund 10%
of gross fantasy contest revenues, including any revenues earned while operating pending
approval of an application submitted to the director as described in section 1103, subsection
9, from a fantasy contest operator licensed under this chapter that has gross fantasy contest
revenues of $100,000 or greater.
APPROVED
MAY 23, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
95
PUBLIC LAW