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HF 648Withdrawn · SF 617 became law instead · April 22, 2019

Relating to sports gambling and wagering, by providing for fantasy sports contests and sports betting, providing for taxes and fees, making penalties applicable, and including implementation and effective date provisions

Sponsored by the House State Government Committee

Topics:Alcohol, cannabis & gamingTaxes

Same legislation: SSB 1168, HSB 198, SF 366, HF 748, SF 617

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Also covers SSB 1168 and HSB 198 and SF 366 and HF 748 and SF 617.

What changed before it passed

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 25, 2019
  2. Done: SubcommitteeMarch 11, 2019
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 20, 2019
  4. Done: Passes the HouseApril 22, 2019
  5. Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the SenateApril 17, 201931–18
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 6, 2019
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 13, 2019

SF 617 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 617, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 617 What’s a funnel?

What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 7

3 adopted · 3 failed. Newest first.

  • H-1263 · filed April 22, 2019 by
    Page 8, line 29, by striking “employ reasonable steps to” (5 changes)
    Failed
    April 22, 2019
  • H-1262 · filed April 22, 2019 by
    Page 3, after line 1 by inserting: “NEW SUBSECTION . 19A. “Official league data” means statistics, results, outcomes, and other data relating to an authorized sporting event obtained pursuant to an agreement with the… (3 changes)
    Withdrawn
    April 22, 2019
  • H-1261 · filed April 22, 2019 by
    Page 11, line 15, by striking “six and three-quarters” and inserting “ten” (2 changes)
    Failed
    April 22, 2019
  • H-1260 · filed April 22, 2019 by
    Page 11, by striking lines 19 and 20 and inserting “commission and shall be distributed as follows: (1) An amount equal to one-half of one percent of sports wagering net receipts shall be deposited in the county… (5 changes)
    Failed
    April 22, 2019
  • H-1251Strike everything · filed April 18, 2019 by
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Amends this HF 748 to CONFORM to SF 617
    Adopted
    April 22, 2019
  • S-3182 · filed April 17, 2019 by Sen. Roby Smith (R)
    Page 16, line 6, after “event.” by inserting “However, until May 1, 2020, “fantasy sports contest” does not include any fantasy or simulated game or contest in which any winning outcomes are based on statistical results… (2 changes)
    Adopted
    April 17, 2019
  • S-3176 · filed April 17, 2019 by Sen. Roby Smith (R)
    Page 1, line 23, by striking “chapter and” and inserting “chapter , chapter 99E, and” (55 changes)
    Adopted
    April 17, 2019