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HB 540 · 2025 · House · Ways and Means Committee

Historic horse racing facility license fee

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relative to historic horse racing licenses for large facilities.

Requires facilities operating 1,000 or more historic horse racing machines to pay the lottery commission an annual license fee of $10,000,000.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

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.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Bill OhmRPrimeClerk· Ways and Means
  • Rep. Susan AlmyDRanking Member· Ways and Means

Also: Rep. Sanjeev ManoharD

Public testimony

5 signed in online

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2810:00 amHouse Ways and MeansLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-02-1910:15 amHouse Ways and MeansLOB 201Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 3 P. 15
  2. Jan 28, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/28/2025 02:30 pm LOB 202-204
  3. Feb 19, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/19/2025 10:15 am LOB 201
  4. Feb 21, 2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 02/21/2025 10:15 am LOB 203
  5. Feb 19, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/19/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 14 P. 15
  6. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 22

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.