New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 247 — authorizing municipalities to hold a referendum on whether to allow historic horse racing.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/08/2025; SJ 12

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/08/2025; SJ 12

  2. Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/08/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 20

  3. Hearing: 04/02/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 15

  4. Introduced 03/13/2025 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 8

  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0652h: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 14

  6. Amendment # 2025-0652h: AA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 14

  7. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0652h 03/03/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC)

  8. Executive Session: 03/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 301-303

  9. Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 01:30 pm LOB 301-303

  10. Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 12

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 410 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (410)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 247?
HB 247 is sponsored by Kevin Avard (Republican), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), Sanjeev Manohar (Democrat), Bill Ohm (Republican), and Susan Almy (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 247?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 247?
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