CHAPTER 255
SB 280-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/06/2025 0388s
2025 SESSION
25-1076
07/05
SENATE BILL 280-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires a food delivery service to enter into an agreement with a food service establishment or food retail store before offering delivery service from that restaurant.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/06/2025 0388s 25-1076
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:
255:1 Trade and Commerce; Food Delivery Platform. RSA 359-S is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
CHAPTER 359-S
FOOD DELIVERY PLATFORM
359-S:1 Food Delivery Platforms.
I. In this chapter:
(a) “Food delivery platform” means an online business that acts as an intermediary between consumers and multiple food facilities to submit food orders from a consumer to a participating food facility, and to arrange for the delivery of the order from the food service establishment or retail food store to the consumer.
(b) “Food service establishment" has the same meaning as RSA 143-A:3, IV.
(c) "Retail food store" has the same meaning as RSA 143-A:3, VII.
II. A food delivery platform shall not take and arrange for the delivery of an order from a food service establishment or retail food store without first obtaining an agreement with the food service establishment or retail food store expressly authorizing the food delivery platform to take orders and deliver meals prepared by the food service establishment or retail food store.
III. Any food delivery platform that violates this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and fined $100 for each delivery made without the agreement required in paragraph II.
255:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 15, 2025
Effective Date: July 15, 2025
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2025 | 2025-0388s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| April 16, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| May 27, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| May 27, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
July 22, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0255; Effective 07/15/2025
July 2, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 17
July 2, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18
June 5, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 11
May 28, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/27/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 27 P. 8
May 21, 2025: Executive Session: 05/27/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
April 30, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 05/06/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
April 9, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 10:30 am LOB 302-304
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 11 P. 113
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0388s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
March 6, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-0388s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
Feb. 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0388s, 03/06/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 11
Jan. 28, 2025: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 8
Jan. 24, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3