\u00a0<\/span>Bureau<\/a><\/em> that his chamber is also working on a bill. But there\u2019s one key difference in what will likely come from the House this year.<\/p>\n\u201cI think the general consensus is forming that the Casino Control Commission might be the appropriate body, but that wouldn’t prevent them from possibly contracting with the Lottery Commission to do some things,\u201d Cupp said.<\/p>\n
How Can Ohio Pass Sports Betting by June<\/h2>\n
Dodd, who served two terms as a state representative, shed some light on how lawmakers may be able to get a bill through the legislature quickly.<\/p>\n
He said that the Senate would likely hold hearings on the bill. But rather than take it to the floor, senators may take a House bill that\u2019s already in the Senate and add the bill as an amendment.<\/p>\n
Once it passes the Senate, it would go back to the House for a vote to concur on the amendment – in this case, the sports betting bill language. If the House concurs, the bill goes to Gov. Mike DeWine for his signature.<\/strong><\/p>\nIf the House doesn\u2019t concur, then both chambers would need to hammer out their differences in a conference committee.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would anticipate that the House and Senate will negotiate the amendments before they’re put into the house bill to avoid a conference committee,\u201d Dodd said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ohio lawmakers unveiled their latest attempt at a sports betting bill on Thursday, with hope they can fast track it through the state Legislature. There remain several key details that lawmakers still need to flesh out. However, a key legislative leader expressed hope it can pass before lawmakers head out for summer break. There’ll be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":172967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,61,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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