HB 1137 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1137
AN ACT relative to bingo and lucky 7 volunteers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cooney, Rock 26; Rep. Leonard, Hills 39
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill allows operators of bingo games and sellers of lucky 7 tickets to be paid for operating bingo games or selling lucky 7 tickets.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2033
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to bingo and lucky 7 volunteers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Operation of Bingo Games; Operators' Compensation. Amend RSA 287-E:7, II to read as follows:
II. [No compensation shall be paid to operators of a bingo game. Compensation shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, money or any other thing of value.] Volunteer operators of bingo games may be reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses in an amount not to exceed $8 per game date, provided that such expenses are itemized and submitted in writing to the charitable organization. Persons may operate bingo games on a volunteer basis or otherwise.
2 Bingo Games for Licensed Senior Citizen Organizations; Operators' Compensation. Amend RSA 287-E:11, XI to read as follows:
XI. Members of a charitable organization with a valid bingo license may operate bingo games for a licensed senior citizens' organization[, provided that they shall receive no compensation]. Members acting as volunteer operators may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in an amount not to exceed $8 per game date, provided that such expenses are itemized and submitted in writing to the senior citizens' organization. Members may operate bingo games on a volunteer basis or otherwise.
3 Sale of Lucky 7 Tickets; Compensation to Sellers. Amend RSA 287-E:21, IV to read as follows:
IV. [No compensation shall be paid to bona fide members of a charitable organization who participate in the sale of Lucky 7 tickets. Compensation shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, money or any other thing of value.] Members of [the] a charitable organization who sell lucky 7 tickets on a volunteer basis may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in an amount not to exceed $8 per day, provided that such expenses are itemized and submitted in writing to the charitable organization. Members may sell lucky 7 tickets on a volunteer basis or otherwise.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.