Bill Text - SB418 (2026)

(New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.


Revision: May 14, 2026, 10:30 a.m.

SB 418 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

14May2026... 1481h

2026 SESSION

26-2021

08/05

 

SENATE BILL 418

 

AN ACT prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Sabourin, Rock. 30; Rep. Kesselring, Hills. 18; Rep. Paquette, Hills. 25; Rep. Warden, Hills. 39

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14May2026... 1481h 26-2021

08/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

 

AN ACT prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Paragraph; Local Regulations; Homestead Food Licenses.  Amend RSA 147:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:  

IV.  Neither the governing body of a municipality nor the health officers of a town or city under RSA 47:12 shall make regulations requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for activities or products that are exempt under RSA 143‑A:12 or RSA 143-A:5, VII.  

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.