CHAPTER 297
SB 473-FN - FINAL VERSION
2May2024... 1332h
2024 SESSION
24-3068
11/05
SENATE BILL 473-FN
AN ACT governing unclaimed horse racing ticket and voucher money.
SPONSORS: Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill governs the process for and designation of unclaimed horse racing ticket and voucher money.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
2May2024... 1332h 24-3068
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT governing unclaimed horse racing ticket and voucher money.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
297:1 Unclaimed Ticket Money. Amend RSA 284:31 to read as follows:
284:31 Unclaimed Ticket Money.
I. [On or before January 31 of each year every] Every person, association, or corporation conducting a race or race meet, whether live racing, simulcast racing, or historic horse racing hereunder shall pay to the state treasurer all moneys collected during the previous year of pari-mutuel pool tickets and vouchers which have not been redeemed. [The books or records of said person, association, or corporation, which clearly show the tickets entitled to reimbursement in any given race, live, simulcast, or historic, shall be forwarded to the lottery commission.] Such moneys shall become a part of the special fund established in RSA 284:21-j. The state treasurer shall pay the amount due on any ticket or voucher to the holder thereof from funds not otherwise appropriated upon an order from the lottery commission. Pari-mutuel tickets and vouchers which remain unclaimed after [11] 12 months shall not be paid. [Vouchers shall be remitted to the state treasurer on January 31 of the calendar year, 24 months after the year of the unclaimed voucher.] On or before July 1 of every year, said person, association or corporation shall submit to the treasurer a check for any unclaimed money during the previous fiscal year, along with a gaming operator's written report for the previous fiscal year's unclaimed money, which shall itemize both the unclaimed tickets and vouchers and the unclaimed amounts therefrom. A copy of the report shall be forwarded to the lottery commission. For the first biennial year after the effective date of this section, the report shall cover both years of the previous biennium.
297:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 26, 2024
Effective Date: September 24, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| April 18, 2024 | 2024-1332h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 8, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 8, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 21, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 11, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 26, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 26, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
July 30, 2024: Signed by the Governor on 07/26/2024; Chapter 0297; Effective 09/24/2024
July 11, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
July 15, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024
July 11, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
July 15, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
May 30, 2024: Sen. Lang Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
May 2, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1332h: MA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 21
May 2, 2024: Amendment # 2024-1332h: AA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 21
April 19, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1332h 03/26/2024 (Vote 18-1; CC) HC 17 P. 14
March 13, 2024: Executive Session: 03/26/2024 11:00 am LOB 202-204
March 7, 2024: Public Hearing: 03/11/2024 01:45 pm LOB 202-204
March 2, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 6 P. 139
Feb. 21, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/21/2024; SJ 5
Feb. 14, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/21/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 8
Feb. 8, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/08/2024; SJ 3
Jan. 19, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/08/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
Jan. 17, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/08/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
Dec. 28, 2023: Hearing: 01/10/2024, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 1
Dec. 12, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1