Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB6126: Gaming: other; expenditures under the internet sports betting fund; modify. Amends secs. 15 & 16 of 2019 PA 149 (MCL 432.415 & 432.416)
Status: Signed into law, September 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend 2019 PA 149, entitled An act to create the lawful sports betting act; to require licensing of persons to engage in sports betting via the internet, including through mobile applications; to impose requirements for such sports betting; to impose tax and other payment obligations on the conduct of licensed sports betting; to create the internet sports betting fund; to prohibit certain acts in relation to sports betting and to prescribe penalties for those violations; to require the promulgation of rules…
From the chaptered text, September 21, 2026:
AN ACT to amend 2019 PA 149, entitled An act to create the lawful sports betting act; to require licensing of persons to engage in sports betting via the internet, including through mobile applications; to impose requirements for such sports betting; to impose tax and other payment obligations on the conduct of licensed sports betting; to create the internet sports betting fund; to prohibit certain acts in relation to sports betting and to prescribe penalties for those violations; to require the promulgation of rules; and to provide remedies, by amending sections 15 and 16 (MCL 432.415 and 432.416), section 16 as amended by 2024 PA 141. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 15. The tax imposed under section 14(1) must be allocated as follows: (a) Thirty percent to the city in which the sports betting operators casino is located, for use in connection with the following: (i) The hiring, training, and deployment of street patrol officers in that city. (ii) Neighborhood development programs designed to create jobs in that city with a focus on blighted neighborhoods. (iii) Public safety programs such as emergency medical services, fire department programs, and street lighting in that city. (iv) Anti-gang and youth development programs in that city. (v) Other programs that are designed to contribute to the improvement of the quality …