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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-465	State (Maryland)	Extending and altering through fiscal year 2026 the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Program; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an amount that when combined with the amount estimated to be distributed to the E-Nnovation Initiative Fund under certain provisions of law equals at least $8,500,000; altering certain requirements for certain individuals in certain positions funded by certain endowment proceeds; altering the distribution of certain revenue; providing certain contingencies; etc. Democrat: 76% (16) Republican: 23% (5) 76% Democrat support 23% Republican support	Taxes - Miscellaneous Gaming Admissions And Amusement Tax Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Bingo Electronic Commerce Gratuities Telecommunications And Information Technology Appropriations Budgets
HB-135	State (Maryland)	Altering, beginning fiscal year 2022, the distribution of revenue from the State admissions and amusement tax on electronic bingo and electronic tip jars to require that the Maryland State Arts Council receive $1,000,000 each fiscal year; etc. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Miscellaneous Gaming Admissions And Amusement Tax Art, Music And Cultural Affairs Bingo Electronic Commerce Gratuities Telecommunications And Information Technology
SB-1018	State (Arizona)	Bingo; licenses; taxes Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Amusements And Sports - Title 5 Application For License Bingo Compensation Emergency Equipment Expenses Licenses Premises Qualifications
HB-4129	State (Texas)	Relating to disciplinary action against bingo operators and bingo registry workers for prohibited conduct and criminal convictions. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Amusements, Games, Sports Crimes Crimes--miscellaneous Occupational Regulation Occupational Regulation--other Trades & Professions Bingo Criminal Records Lottery Commission, Texas
HB-3611	State (Texas)	Relating to the termination of the entitlement of the state, a county, and certain municipalities to a share of a bingo prize fee collected in counties where certain illegal gambling occurs to the detriment of charitable bingo. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Amusements, Games, Sports Crimes Crimes--against Morals Bingo Gambling Lottery Commission, Texas City Government City Government--finance County Government County Government--finance
SB-1312	State (Arizona)	Electronic bingo Republican: 100% (9) 100% Republican support	Amusements And Sports Bingo Bingo Establishments Department Of Gaming Electronic Bingo
SB-1180	State (Arizona)	Bingo establishments; ADA compliance Republican: 100% (4) 100% Republican support	Ada American With Disabilities Act Amusements And Sports Bingo Bingo Establishments Compliance Technological Aids
HB-1426	State (Maryland)	Exempting specified personal property from the Calvert County property tax beginning on the date on which Dominion Resources, Inc. makes its first payment in lieu of taxes payment to Calvert County; providing that specified personal property remains subject to the Calvert County property tax; providing that specified personal property subject to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement shall be subject to the Calvert County property tax on the termination of the agreement; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2017; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Taxes - Property - Local Bingo Calvert County Exemptions Local Government Mandates Personal Property Property Tax Railroads Telecommunications And Information Technology Utilities
HB-990	State (Maryland)	Allowing an individual in Harford County who is at least 21 years old to conduct a bingo game without a bingo license if the bingo game is conducted in a common area of a residential property that is restricted to residents who are at least 55 years old; prohibiting an individual from conducting more than one bingo game in a 7-day period without a license; prohibiting a bingo game from involving specified devices, advertising, fees, or use of money; and establishing a $1,000 total limit that may be wagered in a 24-hour period. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Gaming Advertising Awards, Medals And Prizes Bingo Crimes And Punishments Elderly Persons Fees Harford County Telecommunications And Information Technology
SB-1006	State (Maryland)	Allowing an individual who is at least 21 years of age to conduct a bingo game involving cash prizes if the game is conducted at a specified senior citizen activities center in a specified manner. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Gaming Age Of Majority Awards, Medals And Prizes Bingo Community Facilities And Services Elderly Persons Equipment Fees
HB-1077	State (Maine)	An Act To Reduce the License Fee for High-stakes Beano Nonpartisan: 100% (1) 100% Nonpartisan support	Gambling Bingo
HB-545	State (Maryland)	Adding bingo in Carroll County to the list of home games that an individual may conduct in a common area of a residential property under specified circumstances. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Gaming Bingo Housing
HB-853	State (Maine)	An Act To Allow Beano at Campgrounds Democrat: 40% (2) Republican: 60% (3) 40% Democrat support 60% Republican support	Gambling Bingo
SB-383	State (Maryland)	Establishing a commercial instant bingo permit in Baltimore City; authorizing the Bureau of Revenue Collections to issue a permit to an entity that meets specified requirements; specifying that for commercial purposes the permit holder may resume operating games of instant bingo in a specified manner under specified circumstances; and requiring the Bureau to adopt regulations to carry out the Act. Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Gaming Baltimore City Bingo Licenses Rules And Regulations
HB-350	State (Maryland)	Allowing, in Montgomery County, an individual who is at least 21 years of age to conduct a bingo game involving cash prizes if the game is conducted at a specified residential property in a specified manner. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Gaming Awards, Medals And Prizes Bingo Elderly Persons Age Of Majority Community Facilities And Services
HB-122	State (Maine)	An Act To Allow Schools To Operate Nonprofit Bingo Events for Children and Families Democrat: 37% (3) Republican: 62% (5) 37% Democrat support 62% Republican support	Gambling Bingo
HB-4	State (Maine)	An Act To Amend the Licensing Requirements for Beano Halls Leased by Veterans' Organizations Republican: 50% (5) Democrat: 50% (5) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Gambling Bingo
HB-2578	State (Texas)	Relating to the elimination of certain fees for licensure and the disposition of certain fees collected by the Texas Lottery Commission under the Bingo Enabling Act. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Amusements, Games, Sports Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations Bingo Lottery Commission, Texas
HB-2577	State (Texas)	Relating to the regulation of bingo games; authorizing fee refunds. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Amusements, Games, Sports Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations Bingo Lottery Commission, Texas
SB-856	State (Texas)	Relating to the prizes awarded in certain pull-tab bingo games. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Amusements, Games, Sports Awards, Medals, Prizes Bingo

Title: Maryland E–Nnovation Initiative Program and Admissions and Amusement Tax Distributions – Extensions and Alterations

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-465

Subjects: Taxes - Miscellaneous, Gaming, Admissions And Amusement Tax, Art, Music And Cultural Affairs, Bingo, Electronic Commerce, Gratuities, Telecommunications And Information Technology, Appropriations, Budgets

Democrat: 76% (16) Republican: 23% (5)

Title: Admissions and Amusement Tax - Electronic Bingo and Tip Jars - Distribution to Maryland State Arts Council

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-135

Subjects: Taxes - Miscellaneous, Gaming, Admissions And Amusement Tax, Art, Music And Cultural Affairs, Bingo, Electronic Commerce, Gratuities, Telecommunications And Information Technology

Democrat: 100% (7)

Title: Bingo; licenses; taxes

Session: Arizona Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

Number: SB-1018

Subjects: Amusements And Sports - Title 5, Application For License, Bingo, Compensation, Emergency, Equipment, Expenses, Licenses, Premises, Qualifications

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Relating to disciplinary action against bingo operators and bingo registry workers for prohibited conduct and criminal convictions.

Session: Texas 2017-2018 85th Legislature

Number: HB-4129

Subjects: Amusements, Games, Sports, Crimes, Crimes--miscellaneous, Occupational Regulation, Occupational Regulation--other Trades & Professions, Bingo, Criminal Records, Lottery Commission, Texas

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Relating to the termination of the entitlement of the state, a county, and certain municipalities to a share of a bingo prize fee collected in counties where certain illegal gambling occurs to the detriment of charitable bingo.

Session: Texas 2017-2018 85th Legislature

Number: HB-3611

Subjects: Amusements, Games, Sports, Crimes, Crimes--against Morals, Bingo, Gambling, Lottery Commission, Texas, City Government, City Government--finance, County Government, County Government--finance

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Electronic bingo

Session: Arizona 2017-2017 Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular

Number: SB-1312

Subjects: Amusements And Sports, Bingo, Bingo Establishments, Department Of Gaming, Electronic Bingo

Republican: 100% (9)

Title: Bingo establishments; ADA compliance

Session: Arizona 2017-2017 Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular

Number: SB-1180

Subjects: Ada, American With Disabilities Act, Amusements And Sports, Bingo, Bingo Establishments, Compliance, Technological Aids

Republican: 100% (4)

Title: Calvert County - Personal Property Tax - Exemption

Session: Maryland 2017-2017 Regular Session

Number: HB-1426

Subjects: Taxes - Property - Local, Bingo, Calvert County, Exemptions, Local Government Mandates, Personal Property, Property Tax, Railroads, Telecommunications And Information Technology, Utilities

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Harford County - Bingo

Session: Maryland 2017-2017 Regular Session

Number: HB-990

Subjects: Gaming, Advertising, Awards, Medals And Prizes, Bingo, Crimes And Punishments, Elderly Persons, Fees, Harford County, Telecommunications And Information Technology

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Senior Citizen Activities Centers - Bingo Games - Authorization

Session: Maryland 2017-2017 Regular Session

Number: SB-1006

Subjects: Gaming, Age Of Majority, Awards, Medals And Prizes, Bingo, Community Facilities And Services, Elderly Persons, Equipment, Fees

Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1)

Title: An Act To Reduce the License Fee for High-stakes Beano

Session: Maine 2017-2018 128th Legislature

Number: HB-1077

Subjects: Gambling, Bingo

Nonpartisan: 100% (1)

Title: Carroll County - Gaming - Home Games - Bingo

Session: Maryland 2017-2017 Regular Session

Number: HB-545

Subjects: Gaming, Bingo, Housing

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: An Act To Allow Beano at Campgrounds

Session: Maine 2017-2018 128th Legislature

Number: HB-853

Subjects: Gambling, Bingo

Democrat: 40% (2) Republican: 60% (3)

Title: Baltimore City - Commercial Bingo - Permits

Session: Maryland 2017-2017 Regular Session

Number: SB-383

Subjects: Gaming, Baltimore City, Bingo, Licenses, Rules And Regulations

Democrat: 100% (5)

Title: Montgomery County - Gaming - Bingo Games MC 16-17

Session: Maryland 2017-2017 Regular Session

Number: HB-350

Subjects: Gaming, Awards, Medals And Prizes, Bingo, Elderly Persons, Age Of Majority, Community Facilities And Services

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: An Act To Allow Schools To Operate Nonprofit Bingo Events for Children and Families

Session: Maine 2017-2018 128th Legislature

Number: HB-122

Subjects: Gambling, Bingo

Democrat: 37% (3) Republican: 62% (5)

Title: An Act To Amend the Licensing Requirements for Beano Halls Leased by Veterans' Organizations

Session: Maine 2017-2018 128th Legislature

Number: HB-4

Subjects: Gambling, Bingo

Republican: 50% (5) Democrat: 50% (5)

Title: Relating to the elimination of certain fees for licensure and the disposition of certain fees collected by the Texas Lottery Commission under the Bingo Enabling Act.

Session: Texas 2017-2018 85th Legislature

Number: HB-2578

Subjects: Amusements, Games, Sports, Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations, Bingo, Lottery Commission, Texas

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Relating to the regulation of bingo games; authorizing fee refunds.

Session: Texas 2017-2018 85th Legislature

Number: HB-2577

Subjects: Amusements, Games, Sports, Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations, Bingo, Lottery Commission, Texas

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Relating to the prizes awarded in certain pull-tab bingo games.

Session: Texas 2017-2018 85th Legislature

Number: SB-856

Subjects: Amusements, Games, Sports, Awards, Medals, Prizes, Bingo

Democrat: 100% (1)

Bingo

SB-465

State (Maryland)

HB-135

State (Maryland)

SB-1018

State (Arizona)

HB-4129

State (Texas)

HB-3611

State (Texas)

SB-1312

State (Arizona)

SB-1180

State (Arizona)

HB-1426

State (Maryland)

HB-990

State (Maryland)

SB-1006

State (Maryland)

HB-1077

State (Maine)

HB-545

State (Maryland)

HB-853

State (Maine)

SB-383

State (Maryland)

HB-350

State (Maryland)

HB-122

State (Maine)

HB-4

State (Maine)

HB-2578

State (Texas)

HB-2577

State (Texas)

SB-856

State (Texas)