HB 1527 – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1527
AN ACT relative to charitable organizations and games of chance.
SPONSORS: Rep. Marsh, Rock 17; Rep. Kurk, Hills 7; Rep. J. Kelley, Hills 26; Rep. Schmidt, Straf 4; Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill raises the percentage of gross revenues which a charitable organization must retain from games of chance.
This bill also eliminates $250 buy-in games.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2104
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to charitable organizations and games of chance.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Charitable Gaming. Amend RSA 287-D:3, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. The charitable organization shall retain no less than [35] 51 percent of the gross revenues from any game of chance minus any prizes paid on any game date in which game operators licensed under RSA 287-D:2-c are involved in any capacity. Such revenues shall be used by the organization to advance its charitable purpose.
2 Repeal. RSA 287-D:2-b, XII, relative to $250 buy-in games, is repealed.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.