HB1475 (2022) Detail

Relative to the enforcement authority of liquor enforcement officers.


CHAPTER 117

HB 1475-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

16Feb2022... 0006h

2022 SESSION

22-2027

08/11

 

HOUSE BILL 1475-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the enforcement authority of liquor enforcement officers.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Trottier, Belk. 6; Rep. O'Hara, Belk. 9; Rep. Littlefield, Belk. 3

 

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill extends the authority of liquor investigators in certain circumstances.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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... 0006h 22-2027

08/11

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT relative to the enforcement authority of liquor enforcement officers.

 

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

 

117:1  Liquor Laws; Enforcement.  Amend RSA 179:59 to read as follows:

179:59  Prosecutions.  The commission shall appoint liquor investigators whose primary function shall be the proper prosecution of this title.  The liquor investigators shall have statewide jurisdiction [all the powers of the sheriff in any county], with reference to enforcement of all laws either in cooperation with, or independently of, the officers of any county or town.  The commission shall have the primary responsibility for the enforcement of all liquor and beverage laws upon premises where liquor and beverages are lawfully sold, stored, distributed, or manufactured.  Any person violating the provisions of any law may be prosecuted by the commission or any of its investigators as provided in this section, or by county or city attorneys, or by sheriffs or their deputies, or by police officials of towns.

117:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

Approved: May 27, 2022

Effective Date: July 26, 2022

 

 

Links


Date Body Type
Jan. 14, 2022 House Hearing
House Floor Vote
March 15, 2022 Senate Hearing
April 14, 2022 Senate Floor Vote
April 28, 2022 Senate Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB1475 Revision: 36579 Date: May 31, 2022, 10:06 a.m.
HB1475 Revision: 36010 Date: April 28, 2022, 5:31 p.m.
HB1475 Revision: 35001 Date: April 25, 2022, 2:08 p.m.
HB1475 Revision: 34778 Date: Feb. 3, 2022, 9:41 a.m.
HB1475 Revision: 34131 Date: Dec. 3, 2021, 1:43 p.m.

Docket


June 1, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/27/2022; Chapter 117; 07/26/2022


May 18, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022


May 17, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13


April 28, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/28/2022; SJ 10


April 20, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/28/2022; SC 17


April 14, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/14/2022; SJ 8


April 6, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/14/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15


March 9, 2022: Hearing: 03/15/2022, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 11


March 1, 2022: Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 5


Feb. 23, 2022: Amendment # 2022-0006h: AA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3


Feb. 16, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment : MA VV 2022-0006h HJ 3


Feb. 3, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0006h (Vote 16-1; CC)


Jan. 8, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/14/2022 09:45 am LOB 202-204


Dec. 3, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety