CHAPTER 143
HB 77-FN - FINAL VERSION
20Feb2025... 0080h
2025 SESSION
25-0093
07/05
HOUSE BILL 77-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits certain licensees from electronically recording or storing personal information obtained from an identification card.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20Feb2025... 0080h 25-0093
07/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
143:1 New Paragraph; Alcoholic Beverages; Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties; Statement From Purchaser as to Age. Amend RSA 179:8 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. Notwithstanding any other law, nothing shall prohibit a licensee from scanning any of the approved forms of identification outlined in paragraph I for the purposes of verifying the age of a person purchasing alcohol or tobacco products. Nothing in this paragraph shall authorize the licensee to record, retain, or store, in any electronic form or format, information in motor vehicle records that identifies a person, including a person's photograph or computerized image, social security number, driver identification number, name, address (but not the 5-digit zip code), telephone number, and medical or disability information obtained from any of the approved forms of identification.
143:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 01, 2025
Effective Date: August 30, 2025
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2025 | 2025-0080h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 25, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 29, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 3, 2025: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/01/2025; Chapter 143; eff. 08/30/2025
June 25, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17
June 24, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
May 15, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 8, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21
April 22, 2025: Hearing: 04/29/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:10 am; SC 19
March 13, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 13
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
Feb. 20, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0080h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 1
Feb. 20, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0080h: AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 1
Feb. 7, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0080h (NT) 01/30/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 12 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 10:45 am LOB 307
Dec. 23, 2024: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 2 P. 4