CHAPTER 29
HB 167 - FINAL VERSION
2023 SESSION
23-0520
08/10
HOUSE BILL 167
AN ACT relative to nano brewery licensing.
SPONSORS: Rep. Damon, Sull. 8
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill removes the requirement that nano breweries manufacture beverages in a public building.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0520
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to nano brewery licensing.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
29:1 Nano Brewery License. Amend RSA 178:12-a, I to read as follows:
I. The commission may issue a nano brewery license to a business that manufactures beer or specialty beer, not exceeding, 2,000 barrels annually for sale in any quantity to the general public or licensees. The license shall entitle the licensee to sell at retail or wholesale only beverages manufactured by the licensee [in a public building as defined in RSA 175:1, LV-a]. In addition to the annual license fees provided in this section, a fee of $.30 for each gallon of beverage sold or transferred for retail sale or to the public shall be required. On or before the tenth day of each month, a nano brewery licensee shall pay the license fees under this paragraph covering sales or transfers made during the preceding calendar month.
29:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 17, 2023
Effective Date: July 16, 2023
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 12, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 2, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 2, 1923 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 13, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 19, 2023: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/17/2023; Chapter 29; Eff: 07/16/2023
May 15, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/04/2023
May 12, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/11/2023); SJ 15
April 13, 2023: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/13/2023; SJ 13
April 4, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/13/2023; SC 17
March 15, 2023: Hearing: 03/21/2023, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 14
March 7, 2023: Introduced 02/22/2023 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 9
Feb. 22, 2023: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 4
Feb. 13, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/02/23 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 3
Jan. 26, 2023: Executive Session: 02/02/2023 01:30 pm LOB 302-304
Jan. 25, 2023: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/01/2023 11:00 am LOB 302-304
Jan. 5, 2023: Public Hearing: 01/12/2023 10:30 am LOB 302-304
Jan. 3, 2023: Introduced 01/04/2023 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs