CHAPTER 211
SB 145 – FINAL VERSION
2015 SESSION
15-0313
08/03
SENATE BILL 145
AN ACT relative to wine consumed at cocktail lounges.
SPONSORS: Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Lasky, Dist?13; Sen. Morse, Dist 22; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen.?Watters, Dist 4
This bill allows certain privately owned wines at cocktail lounges.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0313
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to wine consumed at cocktail lounges.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
211:1 On-Premises Cocktail Lounge Licenses. RSA 178:22, III is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
III. Except as provided in this paragraph, no beverages or liquor shall be consumed in the licensed areas except those that are sold by the licensee. With the permission of the commission, a licensee may charge a fee for consumption of privately owned table wine stored on the premises and consumed with the purchase of a full-course meal.
211:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 6, 2015
Effective Date: September 4, 2015