Bill Text - HB152 (2017)

(New Title) relative to wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages.


Revision: March 30, 2017, 8:37 a.m.

HB 152-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

8Mar2017... 0405h

2017 SESSION

17-0106

03/05

 

HOUSE BILL 152-FN

 

AN ACT relative to wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Rep. Murphy, Hills. 7

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages to sell to on-premises and off-premises licensees upon request.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

8Mar2017... 0405h 17-0106

03/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT relative to wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Wholesale Distributors.  Amend RSA 178:16, I to read as follows:

I.  Wholesale distributor licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell beverages in barrels, bottles, or other closed containers to licensees for resale or to the general public.  A wholesale distributor shall provide, at a mutually agreed price, to any on-premises or off-premises licensee any beverage, beer, specialty beer, or cider that is available to any wholesale distributor in the United States, if requested in writing with the specified quantity.  The holder of a wholesale distributor license shall maintain a regular place of business in this state.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

LBAO

17-0106

Amended 3/10/17

 

HB 152-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2017-0405h)

 

AN ACT (New Title) relative to wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [ X ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [    ] None

 

 

 

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2018

FY 2019

FY 2020

FY 2021

   Appropriation

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$0

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   Revenue

Indeterminable Increase

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   Expenditures

$0

$0

$0

$0

Funding Source:

  [    ] General            [    ] Education            [    ] Highway           [ X ] Other - Liquor Fund

 

 

 

 

 

METHODOLOGY:

The Liquor Commission is not able to determine the number out-of-state beer suppliers that may apply for a direct ship license, or the possible impact on beer tax revenue.  The Commission expects the licensing revenue to be de minimus.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

New Hampshire Liquor Commission