2026 Regular Session
SB970
Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering
Requiring, rather than authorizing, certain sports wagering licensees and sports wagering operators that advertise in the State to contract with certain independent evaluators to evaluate and rate the sports wagering licensee's sports wagering content, sports wagering experts, sports wagering influencers, and content partners; and making the Act contingent on the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission issuing licenses to at least three independent evaluators.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent
Committee referrals
March 21, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
March 4, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
February 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Ways and Means
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Senate Third Reading Passed (41-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Floor Amendment {943923/1 (Senator Zucker) Adopted
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
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Senate Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
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Senate First Reading Senate Rules