HB496 (2025) Compare Changes


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1 New Paragraph; Advertising; Alcohol Use Disorder; Distribution of Informational Materials. Amend RSA 175:4 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:

V. ?The commission shall prepare, in conjunction with the department of health and human services' division for behavioral health, informational materials related to considering and identifying the signs of alcohol use disorder and accessing resources available for persons who may have concerns about alcohol use disorder. The latter information shall refer individuals to the 988 or 211 crisis line(s) or equivalent referral resource. Such materials shall be distributed to the consumer with each ?purchase made at a state liquor store by at least one of the following means: as part of the printed or electronic receipt for the purchase; on bags or other packaging materials; as a separate printed item. Similar information shall also displayed in each state liquor store in either printed poster or electronic static or video format.? The content developed under this paragraph may also be re-formatted and distributed by the? liquor ?commission via any other print, signage, and/or electronic means, and to any other group of recipients in any suitable venue, that the commission may deem appropriate.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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1 New Paragraph; Advertising; Alcohol Use Disorder; Distribution of Informational Materials. Amend RSA 175:4 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:

V. ?The commission shall prepare, in conjunction with the department of health and human services' division for behavioral health, informational materials related to considering and identifying the signs of alcohol use disorder and accessing resources available for persons who may have concerns about alcohol use disorder. The latter information shall refer individuals to the 988 or 211 crisis line(s) or equivalent referral resource. Such materials shall be distributed to the consumer with each ?purchase made at a state liquor store by at least one of the following means: as part of the printed or electronic receipt for the purchase; on bags or other packaging materials; as a separate printed item. Similar information shall also displayed in each state liquor store in either printed poster or electronic static or video format.? The content developed under this paragraph may also be re-formatted and distributed by the? liquor ?commission via any other print, signage, and/or electronic means, and to any other group of recipients in any suitable venue, that the commission may deem appropriate.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.