Bill Text - HB155 (2011)

Relative to permits to conduct raffles.


Revision: May 5, 2011, midnight

HB 155 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

04/13/11 1266s

2011 SESSION

11-0164

05/03

HOUSE BILL 155

AN ACT relative to permits to conduct raffles.

SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf 5; Rep. Gionet, Graf 3; Rep. Bulis, Graf 1

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill permits a municipality to issue a raffle permit that expires one year from the date of issuance rather than on the date of the raffle.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/13/11 1266s

11-0164

05/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to permits to conduct raffles.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Raffles; Expiration of Permit. Amend RSA 287-A:7 to read as follows:

287-A:7 Permit Required. Any charitable organization desiring to conduct a raffle under the provisions of this chapter shall first obtain a permit therefor from the selectmen or designee of the town, or the mayor and aldermen or designee of the city where the drawing for prizes is to be held. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the permit shall expire at the time of the drawing[,] and shall not be transferable. At the request of the charitable organization to conduct more than one raffle, the governing body may extend the permit to one year from the date of issuance.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.