HB 337 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

State Lottery Fund - Laurel Race Course - Local Impact Aid

HB 337 requires the Comptroller to distribute $500,000 annually from Maryland's Racetrax lottery game proceeds to Anne Arundel County, Howard County, and the City of Laurel. This funding is tied to Laurel Race Course's operations and must be used for community services like health care, addiction support, counseling, and transportation for residents near the racetrack or backstretch workers. Payments stop if Laurel Race Course ceases live racing or if backstretch workers no longer live on the property. Anne Arundel County must allocate its share to nonprofits serving backstretch workers, including those providing Spanish-language services.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025

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What changed between versions

First - State Lottery Fund - Laurel Race Course - Local Impact Aid → Third - State Lottery Fund - Laurel Race Course - Local Impact Aid · 3 edits

MINOR

HB 337 was amended to change the funding distribution mechanism for the Laurel Race Course impact aid. The bill now includes a new condition that the Comptroller cannot pay supplemental aid for any fiscal year following the year that backstretch workers are no longer living on the race course property. Additionally, Anne Arundel County's grant process was modified to require consultation with at least two designated backstretch workers when providing funding to nonprofits.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on distributing State Lottery Fund proceeds to Anne Arundel County, Howard County, and the City of Laurel, but added new termination conditions for future funding eligibility.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new condition that the Comptroller may not distribute supplemental local impact aid for any fiscal year following the fiscal year when backstretch workers employed at Laurel Race Course are no longer living on the race course property.

REQUIREMENT

Modified Anne Arundel County's grant process to require consultation with at least two Laurel Race Course backstretch workers designated by the County Executive when providing grant funding to nonprofit organizations.

FISCAL

Changed funding language to specify that the $500,000 annual supplemental local impact aid comes specifically from the proceeds of the Racetrax lottery game rather than all lotteries.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 46

Mar 24, 2025

D Democratic33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 403

executive

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Apr 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-0-1)

senate

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred Budget and Taxation

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means

lower

Mar 5, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (135-0-4)

house of delegates

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

First Reading Ways and Means

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors