Revision: May 24, 2013, midnight
HB 253 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
6Mar2013… 0358h
05/23/13 1592s
2013 SESSION
08/03
HOUSE BILL 253
AN ACT relative to limitations on sales by nano breweries for consumption on the premises.
SPONSORS: Rep. O'Flaherty, Hills 12; Rep. Warden, Hills 39; Rep. Michael Garcia, Hills 34
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows a nano brewery to obtain a license upgrade exempting the licensee from sales limitations where the nano brewery has an existing on-premises beverage and wine license and sells food.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2013… 0358h
05/23/13 1592s
13-0831
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to limitations on sales by nano breweries for consumption on the premises.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Nano Brewery; On-Premises Licensing. Amend RSA 178:12-a, II(a) to read as follows:
II.(a) The annual fee for each license issued under this section shall be $240. Any licensee meeting and maintaining the requirements of RSA 178:20 and paying an additional annual fee of $240, shall be exempt from the limitations stated in subparagraph III(e). Nothing in this subparagraph shall be interpreted as an exemption from subparagraph III(a).
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
13-0831
Amended 03/13/13
HB 253 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to limitations on sales by nano breweries for consumption on the premises.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Liquor Commission states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2013-0358h), may increase state revenue by an indeterminable amount in FY 2014 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or state, county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Liquor Commission states this bill will allow nano breweries to become licensed as an on-premise nano brewery. The license will cost $240 on an annual basis. The Commission states there are six nano breweries currently licensed. If all six nano breweries chose to become licensed as an on-premise nano brewery, liquor fund revenue would increase by $1,440 (6 breweries * $240) each year.