# Maryland SB 0176: Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State Maryland SB 0176, Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 87); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0176-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0176 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-09-16 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 87 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Gaming, Criminal Law - Procedures, Family Law, Administrative Agencies, Attachments and Garnishments, Awards, Medals, and Prizes -see also- Gaming&Gambl; Lottery, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Debt Collection -see also- Attachments and Garnishments, Federal Government, Gaming and Gambling, Lottery, Notices, Personal Identifying Information, Rules and Regulations, Video - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (172 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Rules and protections for video lottery operators: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, operators follow a set order when more than one claim is on the same prize: child support first, then restitution, then other State debts. Operators are protected from lawsuits if they act in good faith to follow these interception rules. - Restitution taken from video lottery winnings: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, if you owe more than $30 in court-ordered restitution and are certified, a video lottery operator withholds your prize. This applies when the win needs IRS Form W-2G. The operator must notify you and give you 15 days to appeal to the Central Collection Unit. If you do not ap… - State debts taken from video lottery winnings: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the State can certify debts you owe and have video lottery operators withhold your prize up to the debt. This applies when the win needs IRS Form W-2G. The operator must notify you and hold the money for 15 days while you can appeal to the Central Collection Unit. If you do… - Child support taken from video lottery winnings: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, video lottery operators withhold prizes to pay child support if you owe $150 or more and are certified. This applies when the win needs IRS Form W-2G. The operator notifies you and gives you 15 days to appeal to the Child Support Administration. If you do not appeal, the mon… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 130 | 0 | 5 | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (14) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 87 - 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (130-0) (House) - 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-02: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-25: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-21: Referred Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {983723/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-14: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-09-16: Pre-filed (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_87_sb0176t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0176t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0176f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_87_sb0176t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0176t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0176f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0176-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).