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SB561 • 2026

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

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

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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
Keith Murphy (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), Kevin Avard (R), Bill Gannon (R), David Watters (D)
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
SENATE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

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

What This Bill Does

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

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 S

    SB 561 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  2. 2026-03-05 S

    Sen. Lang Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  3. 2026-03-05 S

    Pending Motion Inexpedient to Legislate; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  4. 2026-02-18 S

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/05/2026, Vote 3-2, CC; SC 8

  5. 2026-01-14 S

    Hearing: 01/21/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 10:20 am; SC 2

  6. 2025-11-24 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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SB 561 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2157
08/06

SENATE BILL
561

AN ACT
relative to change of address for applicants for a gaming facility license.

SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Avard, Dist 12

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

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ANALYSIS

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

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2157
08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to change of address for applicants for a gaming facility license.

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

1 New Paragraph; Facilities License Application; Change of Address. Amend RSA 287-D:7 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV.(a) 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:
(1) The new address is located within the state of New Hampshire; and
(2) The municipality in which the new address is located has not voted to prohibit the operation of games of chance pursuant to RSA 287-D:4, II or other applicable law.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) A change of address while an application pending shall not require filling out a new application.

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