SB538Introduced in the Senate
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams
Introduced by Cory McCray, District 45
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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 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.
Where it stands
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 484
May 12, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · April 13, 2026
44
Yes
0
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McKay | 1 | Yes |
| Paul Corderman | 2 | Yes |
| Karen Lewis Young | 3 | Yes |
| William Folden | 4 | Yes |
| Justin Ready | 5 | Yes |
| Johnny Salling | 6 | Yes |
| J.B. Jennings | 7 | Yes |
| Carl Jackson | 8 | Yes |
| Katie Hester | 9 | Yes |
| Benjamin Brooks | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Favorable
Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Senator McCray) Adopted
Favorable
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator McCray) Adopted
Favorable Adopted
Floor Amendment {953923/1 (Senator McCray) Adopted
Motion Special Order until 3/5 (Senator Hayes) Adopted
Motion Special Order until after Third Reading calendar (Senator McCray) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (42-0)
Referred Ways and Means
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Hearing canceled
Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
Favorable with Amendments {643027/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Passed Enrolled
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 484
Verify the information
- Official page on the Maryland Legislature website
- Floor Amendment 953923/1 (Senator McCray) Adopted (amendment)
- Favorable with Amendments 643027/1 Adopted (amendment)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation (supplement)
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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