---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gaming - Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency"
description: "Gaming - Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1587"
citation: "Maryland HB 1587 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patterson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-15"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3684f792-e181-4559-aa92-84f3ed6e82d3"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1587?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "7878fa19e2dc19a26f3293354c330ce9df3853bec0071584d0cc54299567da0e"
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 HB 1587 (2026) — Gaming - Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Gaming - Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_669_hb1587e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Gaming - Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1587e.pdf)
3. **First - Gaming - Electronic Instant Bingo Machines - Operation and Maximum Number of Machines** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1587f.pdf)
4. **Third - Gaming - Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1587t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **122–12** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **126–6** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patterson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-15** First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Rereferred to Ways and Means
- **2026-03-11** Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-17** Hearing canceled
- **2026-03-17** Hearing 3/17 at 2:15 p.m.
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Referred Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-13** Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Guzzone) Adopted
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 669 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3684f792-e181-4559-aa92-84f3ed6e82d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).