HB1559 • 2026

increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire's gaming revenue to problem gaming services.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Santosh Salvi (D), Linda Harriott-Gathright (D), Sue Newman (D), Dale Swanson (D), Louis Juris (D), Pat Long (D), Lee Ann Kluger (D)
Last action: 2026-06-03
Official status: HOUSE
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire's gaming revenue to problem gaming services.

What This Bill Does

increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire's gaming revenue to problem gaming services.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-06-03 H
Executive Session: 06/15/2026 11:00 am GP 159
2026-03-12 H
Special Order to next order of business (Rep. Vallone): MF RC 156-195 03/12/2026 HJ 8
2026-02-04 H
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/28/2026 (Vote 12-7; RC) HC 10 P. 111
2026-02-04 H
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
2026-01-23 H
Full Committee Work Session: 01/28/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
2026-01-23 H
Executive Session: 01/28/2026 02:00 pm GP 154
2026-01-21 H
==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 01/26/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
2026-01-21 H
==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 01/26/2026 02:00 pm GP 159
2026-01-08 H
Public Hearing: 01/12/2026 01:30 pm GP 159
2025-12-10 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 1 P. 25

Official Summary Text

increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire's gaming revenue to problem gaming services.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1559 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2647
08/09

HOUSE BILL
1559

AN ACT
increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire's gaming revenue to problem gaming services.

SPONSORS: Rep. Salvi, Hills. 9; Rep. Swanson, Hills. 5; Rep. Kluger, Hills. 6; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10; Rep. Juris, Hills. 7; Rep. S. Newman, Hills. 4; Sen. Long, Dist 20

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

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ANALYSIS

This bill increases the percentage of gross video lottery revenue collected and reallocates them to the addiction, treatment, and prevention fund.

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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.
26-2647
08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire's gaming revenue to problem gaming services.

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

1 Revenue Share; Video Lottery Terminals. Amend RSA 287-J:6, II to read as follows:
II. Each VLT licensee shall distribute [
0.25
]
1
percent of gross video lottery revenue collected to the [
governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention
]
addiction, treatment, and prevention fund established in RSA 176-A:1
.

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