HB 1582-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2207
12/10
HOUSE BILL 1582-FN
AN ACT relative to allowing for the consumption of alcohol in artist performance areas.
SPONSORS: Rep. Phinney, Straf. 9
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill includes the stage and performance areas in the definition of entertainers under an exception to liquor license requirements.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2207
12/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to allowing for the consumption of alcohol in artist performance areas.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Liquor Licenses; Enforcement; Entertainer; Definition. Amend RSA 179:19 I (b) to read as follows:
(b) "Entertainer" means a person who, with or without compensation, performs in a premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages[.] while on stage or designated performance areas or in areas designated for entertainers.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-2207
Revised 12/22/23
HB 1582-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to allowing for the consumption of alcohol in artist performance areas.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as introduced, has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Liquor Commission
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 17, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
Oct. 31, 2024: Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 16-0)
Sept. 25, 2024: Executive Session: 10/17/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
Aug. 14, 2024: Full Committee Work Session: 09/12/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
March 28, 2024: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 17
March 20, 2024: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/13/2024 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 12 P. 9
March 7, 2024: Executive Session: 03/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
Feb. 14, 2024: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/21/2024 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: 02/06/2024 10:00 am LOB 305
Dec. 15, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 25