Revision: June 10, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tSB 495-FN-A - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
03/24/2016 1063s
11May2016... 1805h
06/01/2016 2089CofC
06/01/2016 2136EBA
2016 SESSION
\t16-2952
\t10/09
SENATE BILL\t495-FN-A
AN ACT\trelative to the definition of a cigar bar.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1
COMMITTEE:\tFinance
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill prohibits the sale of food in a cigar bar licensed by the liquor commission.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/24/2016 1063s
11May2016... 1805h\t16-2952
06/01/2016 2089CofC\t10/09
06/01/2016 2136EBA
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the definition of a cigar bar.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Liquor Licenses and Fees; Definition of Cigar Bar. Amend RSA 178:20-a, II(d) to read as follows:
\t\t\t(d) Does not allow cigarette smoking or [service of] food to be sold on the premises.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16-2952
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmended 5/24/16
SB 495-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT\trelative to the health care premium contribution for retired state employees who are eligible for Medicare Parts A and B due to age or disability, relative to funding of retiree health benefits, making appropriations to the department of administrative services, and relative to the definition of a cigar bar.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Administrative Service and New Hampshire Retirement System state this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2016-1805h), will increase state expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2016 and FY 2017, and will have an indeterminable impact on state revenues in FY 2017 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact to county and local expenditures and revenue.
This bill appropriates $380,000 in state general funds for the biennium ending June 30, 2017, to the Department of Administrative Services for the purposes of this act.
This bill appropriates $300,000 in state restricted funds for the biennium ending June 30, 2017, to the Department of Administrative Services for the purposes of this act.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Administrative Services states beginning January 1, 2017, the Commissioner shall determine, with prior approval of the Fiscal Committee, a premium contribution rate for the Medicare eligible retiree health plan and a premium contribution rate for the non-Medicare eligible retiree health plan. This provision allows the Department to establish variable rates for Medicare and non-Medicare retiree health plans. This bill removes the requirement that prohibits premium contribution rates from being lower than 12.5 percent. Depending on the rates that are determined and approved for the Medicare eligible and non-Medicare eligible retiree health plans, state restricted revenue may be impacted.
The Department of Administrative Services states this bill appropriates $20,000 of general funds for the biennium ending June 30, 2017, for overtime charges to the risk management unit. This bill appropriates $300,000 from the employee and retiree risk management fund for the biennium ending June 30, 2017, to the Department to contract with a health care consultant to design a long-term funding plan for state retiree health benefits and to provide training to state retirees on the benefit plan and its funding. This bill appropriates $360,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2017 to the Department and funds this appropriation by allowing the Commissioner to transfer $180,000 in FY 2016 and $180,000 in FY 2017 to the Risk Management Unit for state retiree health plan costs from the following account:
Department | Acct. Unit | Class | Class Name | FY 2016 | FY 2017 |
Judicial Branch | 02-10-10-1000-1880*** | 049 | Transfer to Other State Agencies | ($180,000) | ($180,000) |
***Note: The Judicial Branch transfers money from this account to the DAS to pay for the operations of court facilities. | |||||
The New Hampshire Retirement System states this bill requires it to deduct the health insurance premium contribution from the monthly retirement allowance for both Medicare-eligible and non-Medicare eligible retiree health benefit plans. The Retirement System estimates it will cost approximately $3,500 to modify the pension database software to accommodate the new requirement.
The Liquor Commission states this bill will have no fiscal impact on its operations.
The Judicial Branch states this bill will have no impact on its operations. This is due to the fact that the $180,000 transfer in both FY 2016 and FY 2017 are from class 49 which is used to transfer money to DAS for the operations of court facilities.