Maryland House Bill 59 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-23 - Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allowing a person to conduct a home game that is a game of chance or skill involving wagering that is conducted in a person's home and allows a player to compete directly against one or more other players; prohibiting a person from conducting a home game involving a player's use of an electronic device that connects to the Internet; and prohibiting a person from benefiting financially in any way, directly or indirectly, other than winnings accrued by participating as a player in a game.

Criminal Law - Gaming - Home Games

Del. Kirill Reznik [D]	Del. Jason Buckel [R]	Del. Eric Ebersole [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]
Del. Brooke Lierman [D]	Del. Eric Luedtke [D]	Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Del. Shane Robinson [D]
Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-23	House	Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means; Withdrawn
2015-02-19	House	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-17	House	Hearing cancelled
2015-02-17	House	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-01-21	House	First Reading Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0059?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0059f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0009/hb0059.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0059_w&m.pdf