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Bill to let towns prohibit games of chance shifts to three-year licenses; implementation delayed to June 1, 2027
Summary
Conference committee discussion on HB 737 expanded local authority to bar games of chance, moved license terms to three years, and delayed Keynote implementation to June 1, 2027; the committee accepted the Senate position with that date change and retained existing petition signature rules (RSA 39:3).
A Committee of Conference on House Bill 737 agreed to Senate amendments that change how municipalities govern games of chance licenses, move certain license terms to three years, and delay implementation of a change to Keynote rules until June 1, 2027, to give towns additional time to act.
Under the revised language the committee discussed, towns will be able to vote to prohibit games of chance licenses in their jurisdictions. Committee members said prohibiting the underlying games-of-chance license would, by design,…
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