Establishing a committee to study the regulatory structure of charitable gaming.
Impact
The committee is expected to analyze previous study commissions' recommendations regarding oversight, enforcement, control measures, and technology within the realm of charitable gaming. Additionally, it will study the financial aspects, including revenues generated by gaming operators and their distribution to charitable entities. This review is particularly significant as it will inform legislators on the effectiveness and efficiency of current valuation and distribution practices.
Summary
House Bill 220 reestablishes a committee tasked with studying the regulatory structure of charitable gaming in New Hampshire. This bill aims to review and assess how well the existing regulations oversee charitable gaming activities, including the interplay with non-charitable gaming operations occurring at the same sites. One of the main goals is to ensure that the state’s regulatory framework aligns with best practices observed in the gaming industry across other jurisdictions.
Contention
Notably, the bill's discussion might provoke debate concerning the regulatory approach towards charitable organizations and whether current laws adequately protect both the operators and the charities involved. Moreover, considerations around gaming licenses for charities that do not fit the legal definition could also ignite controversies, particularly regarding fairness and equity in the allocation of gaming opportunities.
Creating a commission to study charitable gaming and historical horse races and relative to the moratorium on licensed historical horse racing facilities.
Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; provision related to officeholders raising funds when facing a recall; modify, and require candidate to establish a separate account used for recall purposes. Amends secs. 3, 11, 12, 21, 24 & 52 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.203 et seq.) & adds sec. 21b.
Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; funds donated to a candidate for recall efforts; require candidate to establish a separate account used for recall purposes. Amends secs. 3, 11, 12, 21, 24 & 52 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.203 et seq.) & adds sec. 21b.
A concurrent resolution recognizing wild rice as sacred and central to the culture and health of Indigenous Peoples in Minnesota and critical to the health and identity of all Minnesota citizens and ecosystems and establishing a commitment to passing legislation to protect wild rice and the freshwater resources upon which it depends.