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*hb0075*
HOUSE BILL 75
C7, G1 6lr0965
HB 160/25 – W&M (PRE–FILED)
By: Delegate Cardin
Requested: September 25, 2025
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Video Lottery Operations – Prohibitions on Campaign Contributions – Parity 2
Act 3
FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition on applicants for and holders of video lottery 4
operation licenses and persons who own an interest in video lottery facility 5
operations in the State from directly or indirectly making contributions to certain 6
campaign finance entities; and generally relating to campaign finance contributions 7
by persons with an interest in video lottery operations. 8
BY repealing 9
Article – Election Law 10
Section 13–237 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Election Law 16
[13–237. 17
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 18
(2) “Own” has the meaning stated in § 9 –1A–01 of the State Government 19
Article. 20
(3) “Video lottery facility” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of the State 21
Government Article. 22
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(4) “Video lottery operation license” has the meaning stated in § 9 –1A–01 1
of the State Government Article. 2
(b) This section applies to the following persons: 3
(1) an applicant for a video lottery operation license; 4
(2) a holder of a video lottery operation license; or 5
(3) a person who owns an interest in the operation of a video lottery facility 6
in this State. 7
(c) This section does not apply to gaming activity that an eligible organization is 8
authorized to conduct under the Criminal Law Article. 9
(d) A person subject to this section may not, directly or indirectly, make a 10
contribution to: 11
(1) the campaign finance entity of a candidate for any nonfederal public 12
office in the State; or 13
(2) any other campaign finance entity organized in support of a candidate 14
for any nonfederal public office in the State.] 15
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 16
January 1, 2027. 17