HB 328-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
6Feb2025... 0069h
05/08/2025 1848s
26Jun2025... 2792CofC
2025 SESSION
25-0512
02/08
HOUSE BILL 328
AN ACT establishing a charitable gaming oversight commission.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ames, Ches. 13; Rep. Ohm, Hills. 10; Rep. Doucette, Rock. 25; Rep. Stringham, Graf. 3; Rep. Haskins, Rock. 11; Rep. Hakken-Phillips, Graf. 12; Rep. Berch, Ches. 6; Rep. Fellows, Graf. 8; Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Lang, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill changes the membership and duties of the charitable gaming oversight commission, extends it by 10 years, and makes an appropriation to the lottery commission to support the work of the commission.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Feb2025... 0069h
05/08/2025 1848s
26Jun2025... 2792CofC 25-0512
02/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT establishing a charitable gaming oversight commission.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Racing and Charitable Gaming; Study Commission Established. RSA 284:6-c is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
284:6-c Study Commission Established. There is established a charitable gaming oversight commission.
I. Seven voting members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) The chairperson of senate ways and means committee, or their designee who is a senate ways and means committee member.
(b) The ranking minority member of the senate ways and means committee, or their designee who is a senate ways and means committee member.
(c) One senate member appointed by the president of the senate.
(d) The chairperson of house ways and means committee, or their designee who is a house ways and means committee member.
(e) The ranking minority member of the house ways and means committee, or their designee who is a house ways and means committee member.
(f) Two house members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II.(a) Nine non-voting members of the commission shall be as follows:
(1) Four New Hampshire citizens with no financial interest in charitable gaming and no governing board responsibilities for charitable gaming entities shall be selected as follows: one shall be appointed by the president of the senate; one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; one shall be appointed by the speaker of the house; and one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house.
(2) Two New Hampshire citizens shall be appointed by the governor, provided that one shall be representative of gaming operators and one shall be representative of charities participating in charitable gaming.
(3) The executive director of the lottery commission, or designee.
(4) The attorney general, or designee.
(5) One public member, appointed by the governor.
(b) Non-voting members shall have no vote in commission matters but shall be eligible to participate in all other commission proceedings.
III. Voting and non-voting members of the commission shall serve until replaced by their respective appointing authority, until no longer meeting the conditions on which their original appointment was based, or until resignation.
IV. Legislative members shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
V. The commission shall review charitable gaming laws, including historical horse race gaming, shall consider the issues identified in the November 1, 2024, final report of the commission to study the effect of recent changes made to charitable gaming laws, including the newly authorized historical horse races established in 2023, 79:583, and shall make from time to time such recommendations for administrative and legislative changes to charitable gaming law and rules as it deems necessary and appropriate. The commission may upon a majority vote of the commission take-up any such topics it deems relevant; however, it shall start with priority consideration of:
(a) Any possible changes needed to address problem gambling.
(b) Any possible changes needed to restructure or modify systems for allocating and overseeing the use of funds granted to the state and to charities and gaming operators participating in games of chance and in historical horse race gaming.
(c) Any possible changes needed to prevent undue concentration or proliferation of gaming locations, facilities, and ownership, including a municipal option to opt into or out of components of charitable gaming.
VI. The voting members of the study commission shall elect a chairperson from among the voting members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 60 days of the effective date of this section. Four voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
VII. The commission shall submit a report on or before November 1, 2026, and on or before September 1 of each year thereafter, to the general court including findings, recommendations, and any corrective or technical improvements that charitable gaming may require.
VIII. The commission shall be administratively attached to the lottery commission.
2 Study Commission Established; Prospective Repeal. Amend 2023, 79:587 to read as follows:
79:587 Effective Date. Section 586 of this act shall take effect July 1, [2025] 2035.
3 Appropriation; Charitable Gaming Oversight Commission. The sum of $100,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, is appropriated to the lottery commission to support the work of the charitable gaming oversight commission established pursuant to RSA 284:6-c. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Such funds shall be nonlapsing.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect June 30, 2025.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
25-0512
2/10/25
HB 328-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2025-0069h)
AN ACT establishing a charitable gaming oversight commission.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | |||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | |||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill provides a general fund appropriation of $100,000, for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, to the Lottery Commission to support the work of the Charitable Gaming Oversight Commission. It is assumed all of the appropriation would be expended during the biennium. Any unexpended funds would lapse to the general fund on June 30, 2027.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2025 | 2025-0069h |
| April 30, 2025 | 2025-1848s |
| June 17, 2025 | 2025-2792CofC |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 26, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 26, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 26, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 26, 2025: Conference Committee Report 2025-2792c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18
June 26, 2025: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2792c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
June 19, 2025: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2792c; 06/26/2025
June 12, 2025: Conferee Change: Rep. Ulery Replaces Rep. Ohm 06/12/2025 HJ 17
June 17, 2025: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/17/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
June 11, 2025: Conferee Change; Senator Fenton Replaces Senator Altschiller; SJ 16
June 11, 2025: President Appoints: Senators Lang, Sullivan, Altschiller; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
June 11, 2025: Sen. Lang Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
June 10, 2025: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Janigian, Ohm, Mary Murphy, Ames 06/05/2025 HJ 16
June 10, 2025: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment #2025-1848s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 20, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2025; Vote 7-0; CC; SC 22A
May 15, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1848s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/15/2025; SJ 12
May 15, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1848s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 12
May 8, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1848s, 05/15/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 21
May 8, 2025: Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
May 8, 2025: HB 328 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
April 30, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1848s, 05/08/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20
March 25, 2025: Hearing: 04/02/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 15
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 7
Feb. 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0069h: MA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 51
Feb. 6, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0069h: AA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 50
Jan. 29, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0069h 01/27/2025 (Vote 18-0; RC) HC 10 P. 14
Jan. 22, 2025: Executive Session: 01/27/2025 03:00 pm LOB 202-204
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 2 P. 15