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SB 561 · 2026 · Senate · Ways and Means Committee

Gaming licensee address change

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relative to change of address for certain game operator employer licensees.

Allows applicants for a gaming facility license to change their address while their application remains pending.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 5, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill enables applicants for a gaming facility license to change their address while the application is pending.

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

“An applicant for a facility license with a pending application may amend the application to reflect a change in the physical address of the proposed facility, provided that:”
Section 1
“The applicant shall notify the lottery commission in writing of the new address and submit any documentation required by the commission to demonstrate compliance with this section.”
Section 1
“Upon receipt of such notice, the lottery commission shall have not less than 90 days to evaluate the new address and incorporate its findings into the decision on the pending application.”
Section 1
“A change of address while an application pending shall not require filling out a new application.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Keith MurphyRPrimeVice Chair· Ways and Means
  • Sen. Bill GannonRChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip

Also: Sen. David WattersD

Public testimony

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 5, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate3–2
    Overall
    60% yea
  • Mar 5, 2026SenateVoice voteSen. Lang Moved Laid on Tableadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 21, 2026Public hearingSenate Ways and Means1:26:19–1:28:171m 58slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 5, 2026Floor debateSenate floor1:26:58–1:28:211m 23slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Pending Motion Inexpedient to Legislate; SB 561 was Removed from the Consent Calendar

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1
  2. Jan 21, 2026SenHearing: 01/21/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 10:20 am; SC 2
  3. Mar 5, 2026Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/05/2026, Vote 3-2, CC; SC 8
  4. Mar 5, 2026SenSB 561 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
  5. Mar 5, 2026SenSen. Lang Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
  6. Mar 5, 2026SenPending Motion Inexpedient to Legislate; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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