Revision: May 23, 2018, 11:59 a.m.
HB 549-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
8Mar2017... 0443h
23May2018... 1980-CofC
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Mar2017... 0443h
23May2018... 1980-CofC 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 RSA 178:29, III(b) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: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:
(1) Sales of 1-10 barrels per year, $120;
(2) Sales of 11-100 barrels per year, $240;
(3) Sales of 101-200 barrels per year, $360;
(4) Sales of more than 200 barrels per year, $1,920, for each manufacturer whose beverages are sold or offered for sale.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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