---
type: "Bill"
title: "adding an exemption for certain raffles conducted by charitable organizations and relative to charitable gaming licenses."
description: "adding an exemption for certain raffles conducted by charitable organizations and relative to charitable gaming licenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1276"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1276 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carol M. McGuire"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-11-07"
last_action: "2018-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a0e1a76-eeb7-4be4-9c91-e68720999078"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2043&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "c3711e91e22ca8f3a0a7348d2d8ac946f719725c41ad9f2b29bdfeee7bee6325"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 1276 (2018) — adding an exemption for certain raffles conducted by charitable organizations and relative to charitable gaming licenses.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2018-1629s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1629s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1056&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Carol M. McGuire — primary (person)
- Bill H. Ohm — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-11-07** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 1 P. 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/11/2018 11:00 AM LOB 202
- **2018-01-18** Executive Session: 01/11/2018 LOB 202
- **2018-01-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/07/2018 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 5 P. 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 17 `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Introduced 02/15/2018 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Hearing: 03/21/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 13
- **2018-04-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1629s, 04/26/2018; SC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Special Order to 05/02/2018, Without Objection, MA; 04/26/2018 SJ 14
- **2018-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1629s, 05/02/2018; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Committee Amendment # 2018-1629s, AA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1629s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2018; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1629s (Rep. Major): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-29** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-29** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-18** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/12/2018; Chapter 239; Eff. 8/11/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a0e1a76-eeb7-4be4-9c91-e68720999078`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).