HB 242 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2025 SESSION
25-0363
08/06
HOUSE BILL 242
AN ACT relative to brew pub licenses.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 14
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill enables the holder of a brew pub license to hold an on-premises or off-premises license under certain conditions.
This bill is a request of the liquor commission.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0363
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to brew pub licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Brew Pub; On-Premise and Off-Premise Licenses. RSA 178:13, XV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
XV. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 179:11, a holder of a brew pub license may hold an on-premises or off-premises license under this chapter, provided that:
(a) The brew pub licensee does not hold any other type of manufacturing license under this title; and
(b) Brew pub licensees holding one or more on-premises or off-premises licenses shall be limited to self- distributing to not more than one on-premises license owned by the brew pub licensee and shall not exceed 2,500 barrels of beer and/or cider during their licensing period. Nothing in this section shall authorize the holder of multiple brewpub licenses to self-distribute to more than one commonly owned on-premises or off-premises license.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 8, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
April 30, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/08/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20
April 1, 2025: Hearing: 04/08/2025, Room 100, SH, 11:05 am; SC 16
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
Feb. 13, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 6
Feb. 6, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/30/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 11 P. 3
Jan. 23, 2025: Executive Session: 01/30/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304
Jan. 16, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 01/22/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
Jan. 9, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 307
Jan. 7, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 2 P. 12