Revision: Feb. 1, 2018, 3:22 p.m.
HB 549-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
8Mar2017... 0443h
02/01/2018 0153s
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 eliminates 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Mar2017... 0443h
02/01/2018 0153s 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 Repeal. RSA 178:29, III(b), relative to beverage vendor license fee, is repealed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
17-0105
Amended 3/9/17
HB 549-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDMED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2017-0443h)
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 ] Other - Liquor Funds | |||
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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 |
| $15,000 | Over 50,000 | 4 | $60,000 |
| Total Beverage Vendor License Fee Revenue Under Proposed Bill | $533,100 | ||
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| Total Beverage Vendor License Fee Revenue Under Current Law | $ 304,800 | ||
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| Net Increase / (Decrease) | $228,300 | ||
| Note: *Based on New Hampshire State Liquor Commission data. | |||
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
New Hampshire Liquor Commission