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HB 717

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Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams

Sponsor: Mark Edelson (District 46)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: GamingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 483 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing specified organizations that are affiliated with a professional National Football League team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct raffles, subject to certain limitations; and extending for a period of 4 years and one month to June 30, 2029 the termination date of certain provisions of law authorizing certain organizations that are affiliated with a professional Major League Baseball team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct certain raffles.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLewis, RobbynBaltimore City DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVAuteri, GabriellobbyistHarris Jones and MaloneOral
FAVMANIS, NICKManis Canning & AssociatesOral
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Edelson, Delegate EdelsonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Edelson, Delegate EdelsonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVEtheridge, BrandonIndividualOral
FAVJones, LisalobbyistIndividualOral
UNFInniss, BlairIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAuteri, GabrielHarris Jones and MaloneRegistered for: Associated Builders & Contractors; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Industrial Group; Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership; Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee
FAVJones, LisaRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Black Charities; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC