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HB107: relative to bingo.

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HB 107 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

25mar03... 0830h

2003 SESSION

03-0091

08/09

HOUSE BILL HB 107

AN ACT relative to bingo.

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill changes the definition of charitable organization to include any non-profit organization registered with the state. This bill also requires that non-profit organizations licensed to conduct bingo games report to the attorney general each calendar year concerning how gaming is benefiting the community.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25mar03... 0830h

03-0091

08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT relative to bingo.

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

1 Charitable Organization; Definition. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 287-E:1, V to read as follows:

V. "Charitable organization" means any [bona fide religious, charitable, civic, veterans, or fraternal] non-profit organization which shall have been registered with the secretary of state for at least 2 years and in existence and organized under the laws of this state for at least 2 years in a town or city in this state, and which possesses a tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) or is covered under a group ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service under authority of those sections. To be eligible for licensure under this chapter, a charitable organization shall do all of the following:

2 New Paragraph; Community Benefit Report. Amend RSA 287-E:9 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

VIII. Each calendar year, every non-profit organization shall report to the attorney general on how the proceeds from the bingo operations and the sale of lucky 7 tickets are benefiting the community, including the amount and destination of net proceeds.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.