New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1531: requiring applicants for games of chance facilities licensees and game operator employer licensees to enter into host community agreements with municipalities.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act requiring applicants for games of chance facilities licensees and game operator employer licensees to enter into host community agreements with municipalities. Rep. Almy, Graf. 17; Rep. Telerski, Hills. 11; Rep. Juris, Hills. 7; Rep. Elberger, Hills. 5; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Scully, Hills. 8; Rep. Oppel, Graf. 9; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill requires applicants for games of chance facility licenses and game ope.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT requiring applicants for games of chance facilities licensees and game operator employer licensees to enter into host community agreements with municipalities. Rep. Almy, Graf. 17; Rep. Telerski, Hills. 11; Rep. Juris, Hills. 7; Rep. Elberger, Hills. 5; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Scully, Hills. 8; Rep. Oppel, Graf. 9; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill requires applicants for games of chance facility licenses and game operator employer licenses to enter into host community agreements with the municipalities in which they will operate games of chance. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2652 08/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE …
Sponsors
- Bill Ohm (R, 10) · primary sponsor