HB1237 (2022) Detail

Relative to the definition of cigar bar.


HB 1237-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

16Feb2022... 0428h

2022 SESSION

22-2523

08/05

 

HOUSE BILL 1237-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the definition of cigar bar.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 10; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill allows cigar bars to sell cigarettes and loose tobacco.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

16Feb2022... 0428h 22-2523

08/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT relative to the definition of cigar bar.

 

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

 

1  On-Premises Cigar, Beverage, and Liquor Licenses.  Amend RSA 178:20-a, II(a) to read as follows:

(a)  Generates 60 percent or more of its quarterly gross revenue from the sale of cigar-related products, which is limited to cigars, cigarettes, loose tobacco, humidors, cigar cutters, cigar cases, lighters, and ashtrays.  Revenue from keno, mail order and Internet sales[, as well as revenue generated from other tobacco sales in store, including cigarettes and loose tobacco sales,] shall not be used to determine whether an establishment satisfies the definition of a cigar bar.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

 

LBA

22-2523

Amended 3/7/22

 

HB 1237-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2022-0428h)

 

AN ACT relative to the definition of cigar bar.

 

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

 

 

 

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

   Appropriation

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Revenue

$0

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

Indeterminable

   Expenditures

$0

$0

$0

$0

Funding Source:

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

 

 

 

 

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill, as amended by the House, would add the sale of cigarettes and loose tobacco to the category of products that will count towards the licensees requirement to generate 60 percent or more of its quarterly gross revenue from the sale of tobacco related products.

 

The Liquor Commission anticipates licensees not meeting the current sales requirements may benefit from this change and thereby achieve compliance with the sales requirements to maintain this license type.  The Commission expects an indeterminable number of licensees will experience an increase in their revenue if the amendment were to become law.  The impact on license revenue collected by the Commission is indeterminable.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Liquor Commission

 

Links


Date Body Type
Jan. 19, 2022 House Hearing
Feb. 2, 2022 House Exec Session
House Floor Vote
April 12, 2022 Senate Hearing
April 28, 2022 Senate Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB1237 Revision: 34957 Date: March 9, 2022, 8:19 a.m.
HB1237 Revision: 34828 Date: Feb. 7, 2022, 1 p.m.
HB1237 Revision: 33934 Date: Nov. 18, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Docket


April 28, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/28/2022; SJ 10


April 19, 2022: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/28/2022; SC 17


April 5, 2022: Hearing: 04/12/2022, Room 100, SH, 09:20 am; SC 15


April 5, 2022: Introduced 03/31/2022 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 8


March 31, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/31/2022 HJ 9


March 21, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 16-0; CC)


March 18, 2022: ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 03/23/2022 10:00 am LOB 202-204


March 18, 2022: Full Committee Work Session: 03/21/2022 10:00 am LOB 202-204


March 14, 2022: Full Committee Work Session: 03/18/2022 10:00 am LOB 202-204


Feb. 24, 2022: Referred to Ways and Means 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 18, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0428h: MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 18, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 18, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0428h: MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 23, 2022: Amendment # 2022-0428h: AA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 7, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate


Feb. 7, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0428h (NT) (Vote 16-3; RC)


Jan. 27, 2022: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/02/2022 09:15 am LOB 302-304


Feb. 2, 2022: Executive Session: 02/02/2022 1:15 p.m. LOB302-304


Jan. 19, 2022: Subcommittee Work Session: 01/26/2022 10:30 am LOB 302-304


Jan. 13, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/19/2022 09:45 am LOB 302-304


Nov. 18, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs