CHAPTER 206
HB 1624 - FINAL VERSION
2024 SESSION
24-2716
08/02
HOUSE BILL 1624
AN ACT relative to allowing the distillation of hobby liquors.
SPONSORS: Rep. Wallace, Rock. 8; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42; Rep. Boehm, Hills. 14; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 10; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows the hobby distillation of liquors produced from beer or wine.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2716
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to allowing the distillation of hobby liquors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
206:1 Liquors; Production for Personal or Family Use. Amend RSA 175:5-b, I to read as follows:
I. Except as provided in this section, this title shall not apply to the production of beer, [ or] wine, other than fortified wine, or liquor produced from beer or wine by persons over 21 years of age for personal or family use, when such beer, [or] wine, or liquor produced from beer or wine is not offered for sale or sold, when produced in the following aggregate amount per household:
(a) Not in excess of 200 gallons per calendar year if there are 2 or more persons producing beer or wine in such household.
(b) Not in excess of 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one person producing beer or wine in such household.
(c) Not in excess of the quantity of liquor that is produced from 200 gallons of beer or wine per calendar year if there are 2 or more persons producing beer or wine in such household.
(d) Not in excess of the quantity of liquor that is produced from 100 gallons of beer or wine per calendar year if there is only one person producing beer or wine in such household.
206:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
Approved: July 12, 2024
Effective Date: January 01, 2025
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 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 22, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/12/2024; Chapter 206; 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 15, 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, 10:50 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. 17
March 15, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/13/2024 (Vote 18-0; 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. 5, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/10/2024 11:00 am LOB 302-304
Dec. 15, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 27