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HB164: (Second New Title) relative to poker in private residences.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2017 HB164
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Conference Report Adopted
Senate status
Conference Report Adopted
Committee
Senate Committee Of Conference
Hearing
06/14/2017 at 01:00 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Committee Of Conference

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CHAPTER 233

HB 164 - FINAL VERSION

05/18/2017 1708s

22Jun2017... 2342CofC

22Jun2017... 2386EBA

2017 SESSION

17-0205

08/05

HOUSE BILL 164

AN ACT relative to poker in private residences

SPONSORS: Rep. Schleien, Hills. 37; Rep. Fisher, Belk. 9; Rep. Zaricki, Hills. 6; Rep. Fromuth, Hills. 7

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows the playing of home poker games.

This bill also raises the limits on wagers in charitable games of chance.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05/18/2017 1708s

22Jun2017... 2342-CofC

22Jun2017... 2386EBA 17-0205

08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to poker in private residences

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

233:1 New Subparagraph; Poker in Private Residences. Amend RSA 647:2, V by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:

(d) A poker game held in a private residence so long as the house takes no compensation from the prize pool, no admission fee or seat fee is charged, no one receives any money or anything of value for conducting the game, for allowing the use of his or her residence for the game, or for any other reason except his or her own winnings as a player, the game’s odds do not favor a “house” or any player, there is no house bank, the game is limited to no more than 10 players, and the game is not advertised to the public.

233:2 Contingency; Renumbering. If HB 580-FN-A of the 2017 regular legislative session becomes law, RSA 647:2, V(d) as inserted by section 1 of this act shall be renumbered as RSA 647:2, V(e).

233:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 18, 2017

Effective Date: September 16, 2017