CHAPTER 194
HB 1334 - FINAL VERSION
2024 SESSION
24-2435
08/02
HOUSE BILL 1334
AN ACT relative to the sale of beer in refillable containers.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42; Rep. Prout, Hills. 13; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows for the sale of beer in a refillable container.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2435
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the sale of beer in refillable containers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
194:1 New Paragraph; Branding on Refillable Containers. Amend RSA 179:40 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. Where a licensee is authorized the retail sale of beer in a refillable container, such licensee, at his sole discretion, may fill such refillable container with his product regardless of the branding on the refillable container.
194:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 12, 2024
Effective Date: July 12, 2024
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 11, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 11, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 30, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 23, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 24, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/12/2024; Chapter 194; eff. 07/12/2024
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 16, 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, 10:40 am; SC 16
April 2, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 8
March 28, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 13
March 20, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/13/2024 (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. 31, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/11/2024 02:15 pm LOB 302-304
Jan. 3, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/11/2024 02:15 pm LOB 302-304
Dec. 6, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1