HB 1237 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
05Mar2008… 0698h
05/08/08 1593s
2008 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1237
AN ACT establishing a committee to study liquor advertising by the liquor commission and relative to race track cocktail lounge licenses.
This bill establishes a committee to study liquor advertising by the liquor commission. This bill also permits the holder of a race track cocktail lounge license to carry beverages into the facility for on-premises consumption.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05Mar2008… 0698h
05/08/08 1593s
08-2372
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT establishing a committee to study liquor advertising by the liquor commission and relative to race track cocktail lounge licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study liquor advertising by the liquor commission.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study liquor advertising by the liquor commission, including any current restrictions on expenditures by the liquor commission and advertising-related contracts.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2008.
6 New Subparagraph; Race Track Cocktail Lounge Licenses. Amend RSA 178:22, V(n) by inserting after subparagraph (2) the following new subparagraph:
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph III, a commercial motor vehicle racetrack licensed under this section may allow patrons to carry beverages into the facility for on-premise consumption with approval of the commission.
7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.