Bill Text - HB714 (2019)

Relative to New Hampshire products purchased and sold by the liquor commission.


Revision: Jan. 29, 2019, 10:16 a.m.

HB 714-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2019 SESSION

19-0469

08/01

 

HOUSE BILL 714-FN

 

AN ACT relative to New Hampshire products purchased and sold by the liquor commission.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Williams, Hills. 4

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill modifies the requirement that the liquor commission purchase and list for sale New Hampshire products.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-0469

08/01

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT relative to New Hampshire products purchased and sold by the liquor commission.

 

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

 

1  New Hampshire Products.  Amend RSA 176:12 to read as follows:

176:12  New Hampshire Products.

I.  The commission, wherever feasible, shall purchase and list for sale in all state stores [the domestic] liquor and wines [manufactured or bottled in this state by a manufacturer] that are grown in New Hampshire, made in New Hampshire, or packaged in New Hampshire.  This section shall only apply to New Hampshire domestic manufacturers selling less than 15,000 9-liter-equivalent total cases annually within the state of New Hampshire.

II.  In this section:

(a)  “Grown in New Hampshire” means that at least 80 percent of the primary ingredients were grown or produced in New Hampshire and the finished product was manufactured and packaged in New Hampshire.

(b)  “Made in New Hampshire” means that the finished product was packaged in New Hampshire and was at least 50 percent manufactured in New Hampshire.

(c)  “Packaged in New Hampshire” means that the finished product was packaged in New Hampshire.

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

 

LBAO

19-0469

Revised 1/29/19

 

HB 714-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to New Hampshire products purchased and sold by the liquor commission.

 

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

 

 

 

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

   Appropriation

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Revenue

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

   Expenditures

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Funding Source:

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

 

 

 

 

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill modifies the requirement that the Liquor Commission purchase and list for sale New Hampshire products.  The Liquor Commission indicates there are 52 manufacturers eligible to be considered New Hampshire domestic manufacturers and not all manufactures have 100 percent of their products listed for sale with the Commission.  The Commission indicates the bill may have an impact on revenues and expenditures. However, the Commission has no information that can be used to determine if manufacturers will apply to have additional products considered for listing as a result of this bill.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Liquor Commission