HB 1308: DLE; DOH; GAMBLING; SPORTS WAGERING; FANTASY SPORTS; GENERAL EXCISE TAX; PROBLEM GAMBLING PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SPECIAL FUND
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2025-04-04
Current Status:
In Progress
(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Allows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Establishes a general excise tax to be levied on sports wagering operator licenses. Establishes the Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund to be administered and expended by the Department of Health. Specifies that legal sports wagering and fantasy sports contests shall not be considered contests of chance or gambling. Authorizes DLE to perform criminal history record checks on applicants and licensees relating to sports wagering. (SD2)
Discussed in Hearing
1MINConference Committee
9MINSenate Floor
33MINSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
33MINSenate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts
33MINSenate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
4MINHouse Floor
9MINHouse Floor
1H