CHAPTER 98
SB 160-FN - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-0992
02/11
SENATE BILL 160-FN
AN ACT relative to the administration of raffles.
SPONSORS: Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Ames, Ches. 13; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill changes requirements for the sale of raffle tickets held in conjunction with bingo games and raises the maximum value tickets may be sold for.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0992
02/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the administration of raffles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
98:1 Raffles Held in Conjunction with Bingo Games; Tickets; Distribution. Amend RSA 287-A:8 to read as follows:
287-A:8 Tickets; Distribution.
I. All raffle tickets sold in conjunction with bingo games shall be numbered [sequentially].
II. No ticket or multiple tickets shall be sold for more than [$1] $10.
III. Notwithstanding RSA 287-A:4, raffle tickets sold in conjunction with bingo games shall be sold only [by members of a charitable organization licensed by the lottery commission to conduct bingo and only] at bingo games being operated by the charitable organization.
98:2 Prizes. Amend RSA 287-A:10 to read as follows:
287-A:10 Prizes. Prizes awarded at any raffle held in conjunction with a bingo game shall not exceed [$500] $1,200 wholesale cost.
98:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
Approved: June 17, 2025
Effective Date: July 01, 2025
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 15, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 22, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 22, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 18, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0098; Effective 07/01/2025
June 9, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
June 9, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
June 9, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/05/2025 HJ 16
May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 19
April 23, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/22/2025 (Vote 19-0; RC) HC 22 P. 16
April 16, 2025: Executive Session: 04/22/2025 10:45 am LOB 202-204
April 9, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/15/2025 01:30 pm LOB 202-204
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 11 P. 111
Feb. 13, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
Jan. 30, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8
Jan. 29, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass; Vote 5-0; CC SC 8
Jan. 23, 2025: Hearing: 01/29/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:40 am; SC 7
Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 3