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2001 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 131-FN-A

AN ACT establishing a study committee relative to charitable bingo operations.

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill creates a committee to study charitable bingo operations.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

AN ACT establishing a study committee relative to charitable bingo operations.

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

100:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the charitable bingo operations.

100:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

100:3 Duties. The committee shall study the operations of charitable bingo in the state. This study shall include, but not be limited to:

I. Laws related to charitable bingo operations;

II. Laws related to the use of volunteers in charitable bingo operations;

III. A comparison to commercial bingo operations;

IV. Prize limits; and

V. Ways to enhance revenue for charities, including forms of electronic bingo.

100:4 Chairperson. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.

100:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the

house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2001.

100:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: June 21, 2001)

(Effective Date: June 21, 2001)