Maryland · Senate Bill 708 · 2025 Regular Session

Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content - Required

SB 708 Sponsored by Craig J. Zucker Passed both chambers, then died

  1. Introduced Jan 27, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Mar 12, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Apr 7, 2025
  5. Died  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Requiring, rather than authorizing, certain sports wagering licensees and sports wagering operators that advertise in the State to contract with certain independent evaluators to evaluate and rate the sports wagering licensee's sports wagering content, sports wagering experts, sports wagering influencers, and content partners; and providing that Section 1 of the Act is contingent on the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission issuing licenses pursuant to certain provisions of law to at least three independent evaluators.

Every action

24 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 16 earlier steps
  1. CommitteeFirst Reading Budget and Taxation · Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
  2. SenateHearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  3. SenateHearing canceled
  4. SenateHearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
  5. SenateHearing canceled
  6. SenateHearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m.
  7. CommitteeFavorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation · Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
  8. SenateFavorable with Amendments { 993220/1 Adopted
  9. SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
  10. SenateThird Reading Passed (47-0)47–0 vote
  11. CommitteeReferred Ways and Means · House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee
  12. House of DelegatesHearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
  13. CommitteeFavorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means · House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee
  14. House of DelegatesFavorable with Amendments { 233324/1 Adopted
  15. House of DelegatesSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
  16. House of DelegatesThird Reading Passed (98-39)98–39 vote
  1. SenateSenate Refuses Concur House Amendments
  2. SenateSenate Requests House Recede
  3. SenateSenate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Zucker, Corderman, M. Jackson and King)
  4. House of DelegatesSenate Refuses Concur House Amendments
  5. House of DelegatesSenate Requests House Recede
  6. House of DelegatesSenate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Zucker, Corderman, M. Jackson and King)
  7. House of DelegatesHouse Refuses Recede
  8. House of DelegatesHouse Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Atterbeary, Ebersole and Patterson)

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading Passed (47-0) · Full Senate

Passed 47–0
Mar 12, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 47 No 0
Democrats: 34 yes, 0 no Republicans: 13 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 47

Third Reading Passed (98-39) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 98–39
Apr 7, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 98 No 39 Not voting 4
Democrats: 94 yes, 6 no Republicans: 4 yes, 33 no
How each member voted

Yes · 98

No · 39

Not voting · 3

Absent · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 6, 2025 Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Favorable with Amendments
Members

Yes · 13

 13–0
Apr 4, 2025 House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee Favorable with Amendments
Members

Yes · 17

Excused · 3

 17–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Maryland's official records (mgaleg.maryland.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.