CHAPTER 48
HB 371 - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-0422
08/11
HOUSE BILL 371
AN ACT relative to the definition of occasional food service establishment.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill expands the definition of occasional food service establishment.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0422
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the definition of occasional food service establishment.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
48:1 Occasional Food Service Establishment; Definition. Amend RSA 143-A:3, V to read as follows:
V. "Occasional food service establishment" means any food service establishment where food is [served or] provided for the public and served on premises or taken away and consumed off premises [on the premises of the establishment], whether or not there is a charge for such food, no more than 4 days during a [30] 28-day period. Any part of a day shall be considered one full day for the purposes of this definition.
48:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 29, 2025
Effective Date: July 28, 2025
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 25, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 25, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 17, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 30, 2025: Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/29/2025; Chapter 48; eff. 07/28/2025
May 13, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/08/2025 HJ 14
May 12, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/08/2025); SJ 13
April 17, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
April 8, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
March 18, 2025: ==TIME CHANGE== Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 14
March 13, 2025: Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:45 am; SC 13
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
Feb. 20, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 6
Feb. 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/11/2025 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 12 P. 6
Feb. 12, 2025: Executive Session: 02/11/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303
Feb. 5, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 17