HB 1559 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2647
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1559
AN ACT increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire's gaming revenue to problem gaming services.
SPONSORS: Rep. Salvi, Hills. 9; Rep. Swanson, Hills. 5; Rep. Kluger, Hills. 6; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10; Rep. Juris, Hills. 7; Rep. S. Newman, Hills. 4; Sen. Long, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill increases the percentage of gross video lottery revenue collected and reallocates them to the addiction, treatment, and prevention fund.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2647
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire's gaming revenue to problem gaming services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Revenue Share; Video Lottery Terminals. Amend RSA 287-J:6, II to read as follows:
II. Each VLT licensee shall distribute [0.25] 1 percent of gross video lottery revenue collected to the [governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention] addiction, treatment, and prevention fund established in RSA 176-A:1.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 12, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 26, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 28, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
Jan. 23, 2026: Executive Session: 01/28/2026 02:00 pm GP 154
Jan. 23, 2026: Full Committee Work Session: 01/28/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
Jan. 21, 2026: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 01/26/2026 02:00 pm GP 159
Jan. 21, 2026: ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 01/26/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
Jan. 8, 2026: Public Hearing: 01/12/2026 01:30 pm GP 159
Dec. 10, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Ways and Means