---
type: "Bill"
title: "changing the requirement that a member of the sponsoring charitable organization be present during certain games of chance."
description: "changing the requirement that a member of the sponsoring charitable organization be present during certain games of chance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 23"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 23 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Sherman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9a8c0e5-e56e-4870-8b34-062f75082f3f"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0611&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "c41d1327a0422660884f68a246ecaba8d14133a905d78fa048ec6a1e211895b0"
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 SB 23 (2021) — changing the requirement that a member of the sponsoring charitable organization be present during certain games of chance.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-0033s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-0033s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Committee Amendment 0033s — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tom Sherman — primary (person)
- Harold F. French — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Peter R. Leishman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** To Be Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0033s, 02/04/2021; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-27** Remote Hearing: 01/13/2021, 01:15 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 6
- **2021-02-04** Committee Amendment # 2021-0033s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 02/04/2021; SJ 3
- **2021-02-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0033s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/04/2021; SJ 3 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 4 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Public Hearing: 03/16/2021 09:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/97636968924 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 24-0; CC) HC 26 P. 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 84 `passage`
- **2021-06-22** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/10/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-06-22** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 23
- **2021-07-06** Signed by the Governor on 07/01/2021; Chapter 0099; Effective 08/30/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9a8c0e5-e56e-4870-8b34-062f75082f3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).