Revision: Jan. 7, 2026, 12:05 p.m.
HB 565 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
7Jan2026... 3022h
2025 SESSION
25-0036
08/09
HOUSE BILL 565
SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 13; Rep. Vose, Rock. 5; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows persons under 21 into veterans' clubs, private clubs, and social clubs if they are accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or adult spouse, or if they present a valid military identification card.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Jan2026... 3022h 25-0036
08/09
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:
1 On-Premises Cocktail Lounge Licenses; Veterans' Clubs, Private Clubs, and Social Clubs; Presence of Minors. Amend RSA 178:22, V(h)(2) to read as follows:
(2)(A) No person under the age of 18 shall be in any room where liquor, beverages, and specialty beverages are sold, unless accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or adult spouse and who has signed the minor or minors into the club and listed their ages. A person who is under 21 years old that presents a valid military identification card shall not need to be accompanied by a person 21 years old or older.
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), [except] persons under the age of [18] 21 shall be allowed in rentable rooms approved by the commission when beverages, specialty beverages, and liquor are served without a parent or guardian present at such times the club is using a supplemental license.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.