Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB717: Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
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 for a period of 4 years and one month to 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.
What the bill says
An act concerning Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams FOR the purpose of authorizing certain organizations that are affiliated with a professional National Football League team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct certain raffles, subject to certain limitations; repealing extending a certain 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…
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams FOR the purpose of authorizing certain organizations that are affiliated with a professional National Football League team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct certain raffles, subject to certain limitations; repealing extending a certain 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; and generally relating to raffles in Baltimore City. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Criminal Law Section 13-501, 13-503, and 13-505 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Criminal Law Section 13-505.1 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Chapter 372 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2025 Section 2 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Criminal Law 13-501. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) "Commissioner" means the Baltimore City Police Commissioner. (c) "Designated city agency" means an agency designated by the Baltimore City government. Ch. 483 2026 LAWS OF …