HB 540 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0384
02/09
HOUSE BILL 540
AN ACT relative to historic horse racing licenses for large facilities.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ohm, Hills. 10; Rep. Almy, Graf. 17; Rep. Manohar, Hills. 9
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires facilities with 1,000 or more historic horse racing machines to pay annually to the lottery commission a license fee of $10,000,000.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0384
02/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to historic horse racing licenses for large facilities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Pari-Mutuel Pools on Historic Horse Races. Amend RSA 284:22-b by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:
IX. Any entity licensed pursuant to this section which operates a facility with 1,000 or more historic horse racing machines shall annually pay to the lottery commission a fee of $10,000,000 for each such facility.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
March 6, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 22
Feb. 25, 2025: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/19/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 14 P. 15
Feb. 12, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 02/21/2025 10:15 am LOB 203
Feb. 11, 2025: Executive Session: 02/19/2025 10:15 am LOB 201
Jan. 22, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 02:30 pm LOB 202-204
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 3 P. 15