# Maryland SB 0341: Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team Maryland SB 0341, Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cory V. McCray (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 372); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0341-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0341 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 372 - Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Gaming, Administrative Agencies, Age of Majority (18+), Awards, Medals, and Prizes -see also- Gaming&Gambl; Lottery, Baltimore City, Boundaries, Credit, Digital Products -see also- Digital Images, Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Gaming and Gambling, Mobile Devices, Permits -see also- Building Permits, Raffles, Sports and Recreation, Sunset, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Time - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (232 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Raffle Operators Face Fines and Jail: cost, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, knowingly conducting or attempting to conduct a raffle that breaks these rules is a misdemeanor. The penalty provision also covers violations of the specified existing bazaar and raffle rules. A conviction carries up to one year in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. This… - Raffle Buyers Can Use Limited Credit: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, buyers can use credit for tickets in raffles authorized by this law. Each person can buy no more than $50 in tickets using credit and make only one credit transaction per day. This credit-payment rule ends June 30, 2026. - Baltimore Baseball Groups Gain Regulated Raffles: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, qualifying Baltimore City groups can hold unlimited raffles tied to major league baseball games in the city. Groups must be based in Baltimore City and affiliated with a team that plays its home games there. They must spend most of their funds locally for fraternal, civic, v… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 2 | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 372 - 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House) - 2025-04-07: Committee Amendment {993529/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {693820/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-13: Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-13: Referred Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {713129/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. (Senate) - 2025-01-16: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_372_sb0341e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0341e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0341t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0341f.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_372_sb0341e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0341e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0341t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0341f.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [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-SB0341-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).