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SB 762

EnactedCrossfile HB 1598
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Horse Racing - Racetrack Facility Renewal Account Grants - Alterations

Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Horse RacingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 383 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing, rather than requiring, a certain racing licensee to receive a grant for a capital construction plan from the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account; requiring the racing licensee that receives the grant without providing and expending a matching fund to conduct live racing days in the State for at least 10 years after the construction plan is complete; altering the amount of the balance in the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account that is to be made available to certain racing licensees if certain racetracks are closed; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVroberts, jonathanCloverleaf standardbred owners associationOral
FAVGaragiola, RobCompass AdvocacyOral
FAVLillis, RobertMaryland Racing CommissionOral
FAVjones, bobbiOcean Downs Casino and RacetrackOral
FAVWatts, LisaPrince George's Racing Ventures, LLC dba Rosecroft RacewayOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWatts, LisaPrince George's Racing Ventures, LLC dba Rosecroft RacewayOral
FAVPolk, MakhiaIndividualOral
FAVSenator Guzzone, Senator GuzzonelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Guzzone, Senator GuzzonelegislatorIndividualOral
FWAMerz, ChristopherDepartment of LaborWritten (PDF)
FWALingo, TracyUNITE HERE Local 7Oral

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