HB 81 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0105
08/09
HOUSE BILL 81
AN ACT allowing patrons to take purchased alcoholic beverages into the restroom of a restaurant.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Sullivan, Graf. 2; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42; Rep. Burroughs, Carr. 2; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Rep. Tom. Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33; Rep. Seibert, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows patrons in on-premises establishments to take purchased alcoholic beverages into the restroom of the 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0105
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT allowing patrons to take purchased alcoholic beverages into the restroom of a restaurant.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Restrooms Permissible. Amend RSA 179:27, II to read as follows:
II. No beverages or liquor shall be served or consumed in foyers, hallways, kitchens, [restrooms,] or other areas not approved for service by the commission. Patrons may take a beverage that they have purchased from the establishment into the restroom of that establishment.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2025 | House | Hearing |
Jan. 9, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/14/2025 10:15 am LOB 307
Dec. 23, 2024: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 2