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SB 168 · 2025 · Senate · Ways and Means Committee

Regulating online gambling

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regulating online gambling and directing net proceeds to the education trust fund, the general fund, and to reimburse municipalities for elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf tax exemptions.

Regulates online gambling and directs net proceeds to a newly established fund reimbursing municipalities for elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemptions.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill regulates online gambling and directs proceeds to a newly established elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf tax exemption fund for reimbursement to municipalities.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“There is hereby established in the state treasury an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf exemption reimbursement fund.”
RSA 72:42-a
“"Authorized online gaming bettor" means an individual 18 years of age or older who is physically present in the state of New Hampshire when placing an online gaming wager with the commission or an authorized Internet gaming operator of the commission and is not a prohibited online gaming bettor.”
RSA 287-J:1
“The commission is authorized to approve licenses for online gaming to no more than 6 and no less than 3 online gaming wagering platforms in the state for the purposes of accepting and paying wagers by authorized online gaming bettors within the state or other authorized jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter.”
RSA 287-J:2
“Each online gaming operator must contract with a licensed gaming facility within the state of New Hampshire, via an Internet gaming skin as defined in this chapter, to conduct Internet gaming.”
RSA 287-J:3

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Timothy LangRPrimeChair· Ways and Means
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Sen. Keith MurphyRVice Chair· Ways and Means

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0390s3–2
    Overall
    60% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateVoice voteSen. Lang Moved Laid on Tableadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingSenate Ways and Means1:02:24–1:03:321m 8slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0390s; Pending Motion Committee Amendment # 2025-0390s; Sen. Lang Moved Laid on Table — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 3
  2. Feb 5, 2025SenHearing: 02/05/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am; SC 8
  3. Mar 6, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0390s, 03/06/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenSen. Lang Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Mar 6, 2025SenPending Motion Committee Amendment # 2025-0390s; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  6. Oct 31, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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