SB 100 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

03/25/2021   0853s

3Jun2021... 1554h

2021 SESSION

21-1075

05/06

 

SENATE BILL 100

 

AN ACT establishing legislative committees to study charitable gaming and to study building a pier over the jetty at Hampton Beach state park for disability access.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4

 

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill:

 

I.  Establishes a committee to study charitable gaming.

 

II.  Establishes a committee to study building a pier over the jetty at Hampton Beach state park for disability access.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/25/2021   0853s

3Jun2021... 1554h 21-1075

05/06

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

 

AN ACT establishing legislative committees to study charitable gaming and to study building a pier over the jetty at Hampton Beach state park for disability access.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study the regulatory structure of charitable gaming .

2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Two members of the senate, one of whom shall be from the ways and means committee and one of whom shall be from the finance committee, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b)  Four members of the house of representatives serving on the ways and means committee, 2 of whom shall be members of the majority party and 2 of whom shall be members of the minority party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II.  Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3  Duties.  The committee shall:

I.  Study the oversight and enforcement of charitable gaming in New Hampshire and how that regulatory structure, including staffing levels for auditors, inspectors and other oversight positions, compares with best-practice regulatory standards for the gaming industry and regulatory structures used in other jurisdictions.

II.  Review the recommendations of prior study commissions with respect to the regulatory structure of charitable gaming in New Hampshire and determine to what degree those recommendations have been addressed, including but not limited to recommendations relating to oversight, enforcement, control measures, technology and staffing.

III.  Study the amounts and distribution of revenues generated by each charitable gaming operator to the state and to the charities served by that operator, including all costs borne by the operator and charities.

IV.  Study the methods used by charitable gaming operators to select the charities that will be given dates at the operators’ facilities, including the methods used when there is a “wait list” at the facilities.

4  Chairperson; Quorum.  The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member.  The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5  Report.  The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2022.

6  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study building a pier over the jetty at Hampton Beach state park for access for people with disabilities.

7  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b)  Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a majority member of the committee on resources, recreation and development and one of whom shall be a minority member of the committee on resources, recreation and development.

II.  Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

8  Duties.  The committee shall study building a pier over the jetty at Hampton Beach state park for access for people with disabilities.

9  Chairperson; Quorum.  The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member.  The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

10  Report.  The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2021.

11  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.