Revision: March 9, 2022, 8:19 a.m.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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.
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
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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 | |||
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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