Revision: June 17, 2025, 1:18 p.m.
June 17, 2025
2025-2792-CofC
08/09
Committee of Conference Report on HB 328-FN, establishing a charitable gaming oversight commission.
Recommendation:
That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and concur with the Senate amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend RSA 284:6-c, I-II as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
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.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 328-FN, establishing a charitable gaming oversight commission.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Lang, Dist. 2 Rep. Janigian, Rock. 25
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Sen. Sullivan, Dist. 18 Rep. Ulery, Hills. 13
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Sen. Fenton, Dist. 10 Rep. Mary Murphy, Hills. 27
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Rep. Ames, Ches. 13