Bill Text - HB1247 (2016)

Relative to permitted gambling by private individuals.


Revision: March 8, 2016, midnight

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HB 1247 - AS INTRODUCED

 

2016 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL\t1247

 

AN ACT\trelative to permitted gambling by private individuals.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. Itse, Rock. 10; Rep. Hoell, Merr. 23; Rep. Seaworth, Merr. 20; Rep. Souza, Hills. 43; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf. 15; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 4

 

COMMITTEE:\tWays and Means

 

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ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill permits gambling by private individuals if the owner of the property where the game is played receives no money from the game and does not provide a dealer or game operator.

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to permitted gambling by private individuals.

 

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

 

\t1  Findings.  The general court finds that prohibiting recreational activities among private individuals is repugnant to liberty.

\t2  New Subparagraph; Private Gambling Permitted.  Amend RSA 647:2, V by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:

\t\t\t(d)  Gambling among persons where the owner or operator of the property receives no cover fee, entrance fee, or any portion of the money gambled except as a participant in the gambling itself and does not provide a dealer or game operator.

\t3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.