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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 526

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Relating to: registration of fantasy contest operators, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Amusement Athletics Financial institutions, department of Gambling

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires fantasy contest operators to register with the Department of

Financial Institutions to operate in this state and imposes certain requirements on

fantasy contest operators as specified in the bill. “Fantasy contest" is defined in the

bill as being a fantasy or simulation game or contest in which one or more players

compete against each other and a winning outcome reflects the relative knowledge

and skill of fantasy contest players and is determined predominantly by

accumulated statistical results of the performance of individuals, including athletes

in the case of sporting events. To obtain an initial registration, a fantasy contest

operator must become authorized to transact business in this state, apply to DFI and

submit evidence that the fantasy contest operator complies or will comply with

requirements specified in the bill, and pay the initial registration fee. The fantasy

contest operator must renew this registration annually.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , Fields (D) , Gannon (R) , Genrich (D) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Mason (D) , Tauchen (R) , Vorpagel (R)

4 cosponsors

Feyen (R) , Hansen (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Ohnstad (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vorpagel, Mason, Anderson, Berceau, Brostoff, Fields, Gannon, Genrich, Krug, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck and Tauchen; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Hansen

  2. Oct 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Oct 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 11, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor

  6. Oct 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Oct 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Oct 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Kleefisch added as a coauthor

  9. Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1