enabling municipalities to vote to allow the sale of Keno.
HB 1434 allows New Hampshire towns and cities to hold votes on whether to permit keno gambling within their borders. It replaces a prior law that only let municipalities vote to *ban* keno with a system where they can vote to *allow* it. The bill requires a public hearing and a ballot vote (via town meeting or municipal election) with a majority "yes" vote needed to authorize keno operations. It also repeals outdated keno administration laws from 2025.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 4, 2025
Last action Feb 27, 2026
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Committee
2
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 11-6; RC) HC 10 P. 105
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 20
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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