SB 160-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0992
02/11
SENATE BILL160-FN
AN ACTrelative 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
ANALYSIS
This bill changes requirements for the sale of raffle tickets held in conjuction 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 ACTrelative to the administration of raffles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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.
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.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
LBA
25-0992
Revised 2/17/25
SB 160-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACTrelative to the administration of raffles.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
METHODOLOGY:
This bill relates to raffles, to which the Lottery Commission does not oversee or collect fees. This bill will have no impact on state, county, and local revenue or expenditures.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Lottery Commission