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HB 289

EnactedCrossfile SB 176
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Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State

Sponsor: Chair, Ways and Means CommitteeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: GamingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 88 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Central Collection Unit and the Child Support Administration to certify certain information about certain restitution, child support, and State debt obligors to a video lottery operator for purposes of enforcing a requirement to intercept certain prize payouts; requiring a video lottery operator to provide certain notice to a debtor that wins a prize to be paid by the operator and withhold all or part of the prize; authorizing certain debtors to appeal the proposed transfer; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBrown-Burnett, GloriaDepartment of Human ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown-Burnett, GloriaDepartment of Human ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVLindsey, CraigMLGCA, Deputy DirectorPosition only
FAVMartin, JohnMLGCA, DirectorPosition only
FAVBeskid, JenniferMLGCA, Policy DirectorOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBeskid, JenniferMaryland Lottery Gaming Control AgencyWritten (PDF)
FAVChair, Ways and Means Committee, Chair, Ways and Means CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVChair, Ways and Means Committee, Chair, Ways and Means CommitteeIndividualOral
UNFHamilton, RebeccaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAMcdonald, NicoleIndividualWritten (PDF)

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