# New Hampshire SB83: (New Title) relative to licenses for primary and secondary game operators.

New Hampshire SB83, (New Title) relative to licenses for primary and secondary game operators., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Timothy Lang (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-30 (Signed by the Governor on 03/27/2026; Chapter 16; Effective 05/26/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB83
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) relative to licenses for primary and secondary game operators.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Signed by the Governor on 03/27/2026; Chapter 16; Effective 05/26/2026
- Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Statewide gambling exclusion protects participating players: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law requires a voluntary statewide exclusion list covering all legal gaming in New Hampshire. People must request inclusion, and commission rules can require gaming businesses to participate. The commission must use a competitively selected agent approved by the governor…
- Gaming money funds charities and pensions: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, video lottery operators must collect 40% of gross gaming revenue for distribution. Two licensed charities contracted for each game date receive 35% of that amount, or 14% of gross revenue. The commission receives the remaining 26% of gross revenue. Of that commission payment…
- Towns get property tax exemption reimbursements: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, a new fund reimburses municipalities for specified elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemptions. This pays municipalities, not homeowners, and does not create new household exemptions. By May 1 each year, the revenue department must send Treasury the exemption…
- Players lose vouchers after 180 days: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, video lottery vouchers expire 180 days after their printed date. After that deadline, operators no longer have to pay any remaining value. Each month, operators must report and send the previous month's expired voucher money to the lottery special fund.
- New gaming terminals with betting limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, eligible charitable gaming facilities can offer video lottery terminals. Applicants must have held, or been eligible for, historic horse racing pool licenses on that date. Licenses cannot be transferred, and applicants face background, financial, and criminal history checks.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael I Moffett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate

## Actions (29)

- 2026-03-30: Signed by the Governor on 03/27/2026; Chapter 16; Effective 05/26/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Enrolled (in recess of) 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 115 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/12/2026); SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Sen. Lang Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3010h: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 80 (House)
- 2026-01-07: Amendment # 2025-3010h: AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 80 (House)
- 2025-11-04: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3010h (NT) 11/04/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 51 P. 18 (House)
- 2025-10-15: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-3010h: 10/29/2025 10:25 am GP 159 (House)
- 2025-10-13: Executive Session: 10/29/2025 10:00 am GP 159 (House)
- 2025-09-16: ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 10/08/2025 10:00 am GP 159 (House)
- 2025-09-16: Full Committee Work Session: 10/06/2025 10:00 am GP 159 (House)
- 2025-05-27: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-05-21: Executive Session: 05/27/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-04-30: ==RECESSED== Full Committee Work Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am LOBO 202-204 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Full Committee Work Session: 04/22/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Public Hearing: 04/15/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 11 P. 110 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1102s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sen. Altschiller Floor Amendment # 2025-1369s, RC 8Y-16N, AF; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2025-1160s, RC 8Y-16N, AF; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Amendment # 2025-1102s, AA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1102s, 03/27/2025, Vote 5-1; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0773s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0773s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0773s, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing: 02/05/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: SB 83 is vacated from Commerce and referred to Ways and Means; (In recess 01/09/2025); SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-03-17: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1004&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7764)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30251)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=26556)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1004&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7764)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30251)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=26556)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB83-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).