Revision: March 22, 2022, 4:02 p.m.
HB 1613-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
15Mar2022... 0830h
2022 SESSION
22-2389
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1613-FN
AN ACT relative to certain liquor manufacturers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Post, Hills. 4; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 4; Rep. Deshaies, Carr. 6
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes a liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year to sell its liquor at its facility for off-premises consumption and establishes fees for domestic liquor manufacturers based on the number of cases they produce per year.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2022... 0830h 22-2389
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to certain liquor manufacturers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Liquor Manufacturer License; Authorizing Retail Sale for Off-Premises Consumption at Certain Facilities. Amend RSA 178:6 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. Each liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year may sell at retail at its facility for off-premises consumption any of its liquor. Each retail sale shall be limited to one 9-liter case or less per sale. No liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year shall sell more than 12 9-liter cases of liquor to any one customer in any calendar year.
2 Annual Wine and Liquor License Fees. Amend RSA 178:29, V(b) to read as follows:
(b)(1) Domestic [manufacturers of liquor] liquor manufacturers of 1,000 or more cases of liquor per year, $1,692.
(2) Domestic liquor manufacturers of less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year, $300.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
22-2389
Amended 3/22/22
HB 1613-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2022-0830h)
AN ACT relative to certain liquor manufacturers.
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 Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Liquor Commission | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill authorizes a liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year to sell its liquor at its facility for off-premises consumption and establishes fees for domestic liquor manufacturers based on the number of cases they produce per year. The Liquor Commission anticipates an undetermined number of new businesses will apply for the new category of liquor manufacturer license for the $300 fee. The Commission provides:
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Liquor Commission