---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gaming - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content and Sports Wagering Facility Application Amendments"
description: "Gaming - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content and Sports Wagering Facility Application Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 621"
citation: "Maryland SB 621 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hettleman", "Zucker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/573eee36-d8b9-4551-9a91-e4e299b7e977"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0621?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "7a4bf63f7acad24213f28bf00043e6439a6f92569f0485887f1ac2a4a24d4fe0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 621 (2023) — Gaming - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content and Sports Wagering Facility Application Amendments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Gaming - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content and Sports Wagering Facility Application Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_638_sb0621e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Gaming - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content and Sports Wagering Facility Application Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0621e.pdf)
3. **First - Gaming - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0621f.pdf)
4. **Third - Gaming - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content and Sports Wagering Facility Application Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0621t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hettleman — primary (person)
- Zucker — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-06** First Reading Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-20** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Referred Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Floor Amendment {
- **2023-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Floor Amendment {
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed with Amendments `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 638 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/573eee36-d8b9-4551-9a91-e4e299b7e977`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).