Revision: Jan. 26, 2017, 8:01 a.m.
HB 549-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0105
03/01
HOUSE BILL 549-FN
AN ACT relative to beverage vendor fees.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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This bill modifies beverage vendor license fees.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0105
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to beverage vendor fees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Fees; Beverage Vendor License. RSA 178:29, III(b) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
(b) Beverage vendor license, a fee representing the total per manufacturer assessments of:
(1) $100 for each manufacturer with sales of less than 10 barrels per year;
(2) $500 for each manufacturer with sales of 10-1,000 barrels per year;
(3) $5,000 for each manufacturer with sales of 1,001-50,000 barrels per year;
(4) $25,000 for each manufacturer with sales of more than 50,000 barrels per year;
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
17-0105
1/12/17
HB 549-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to beverage vendor fees.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Liquor Fund | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill establishes a new fee schedule for beverage vendor licenses. The table below includes the proposed fee structure, the number of licensees currently included in each category, and the estimated impact on state liquor fund revenue:
| New Fee | Barrels Produced Criteria | Number of Licensees* | Estimated Liquor Revenue |
| $100 | 0-10 | 56 | $5,600 |
| $500 | 10-1,000 | 135 | $67,500 |
| $5,000 | 1,001-50,000 | 80 | $400,000 |
| $25,000 | Over 50,000 | 4 | $100,000 |
| Total Beverage Vendor License Fee Revenue Under Proposed Bill | $573,100 | ||
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| Total Beverage Vendor License Fee Revenue Under Current Law | $ 304,800 | ||
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| Net Increase / (Decrease) | $268,300 | ||
| Note: *Based on New Hampshire State Liquor Commission data. | |||
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
New Hampshire State Liquor Commission