MD HB328

Authorizes the State Lottery Director to issue licenses for up to 5 instant ticket lottery machines to veterans' organizations and up to 3 machines to fraternal organizations, which must be operated at the organization's principal meeting hall

Fraternal organizations must be tax-exempt under IRC § 501(c)(7) or § 501(c)(8), own or lease property, and have at least 300 active members (or 5 years in an eligible county); college and high school fraternities/sororities are excluded

Veterans' organizations retain 50% of net proceeds, with 5% going to the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund and remaining amounts covering Agency costs and the Education Trust Fund

Fraternal organizations retain 25% of net proceeds for scholarships or capital improvements, with 20% directed to the Homelessness Solutions Program to assist veterans (prioritizing homeless women veterans, single-parent veteran families, and domestic violence victims), 5% to the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund, and the remainder to the Education Trust Fund

Prohibits fraternal organizations from operating machines in buildings located on college campuses or where higher education students reside; effective July 1, 2025