CHAPTER 193
HB 1321 - FINAL VERSION
28Mar2024... 0123h
2024 SESSION
24-2391
12/05
HOUSE BILL 1321
AN ACT relative to repealing penalties for the sale of kegs of malt beverages without a receipt.
SPONSORS: Rep. Berry, Hills. 39; Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the penalty for the sale of malt beverage kegs and defines kegs for the purpose of scrap metal dealers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
28Mar2024... 0123h 24-2391
12/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to repealing penalties for the sale of kegs of malt beverages without a receipt.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
193:1 Repeal. RSA 179:5-a, relative to prohibited keg sales, is repealed.
193:2 Junk and Scrap Metal Dealers; Keg Purchase Requirements. Amend RSA 322:12-a to read as follows:
322:12-a No junk or scrap metal dealer licensed by a governing body under the authority of this chapter shall purchase any metal keg for malt beverages[, as defined in RSA 179:5-a, V,] or pieces of such metal keg, unless the seller is the brewer whose name or marking appears on the keg. If the brewer's name or marking has been removed or obliterated, the licensee shall not purchase the keg. As used in this section, "keg" means any refillable brewery-sealed, individual container of malt beverage having a liquid capacity of more than 64 fluid ounces.
193:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
Approved: July 12, 2024
Effective Date: January 01, 2025
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 20, 2024 | 2024-0123h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 11, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 20, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 30, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 23, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 22, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/12/2024; Chapter 193; eff. 01/01/2025
June 27, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
June 27, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 22, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2024; SJ 14
May 14, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20
April 17, 2024: Hearing: 04/30/2024, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 16
April 2, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 8
March 28, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0123h: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 12
March 28, 2024: Amendment # 2024-0123h: AA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 12
March 20, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0123h 03/20/2024 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 12 P. 7
March 7, 2024: Executive Session: 03/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
Feb. 7, 2024: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/13/2024 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
Jan. 3, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/11/2024 01:45 am LOB 302-304
Dec. 6, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 16