Bill Text: NH HB1475 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to the enforcement authority of liquor enforcement officers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-01 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/27/2022; Chapter 117; 07/26/2022 [HB1475 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1475-Enrolled.html
HB 1475-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
16Feb2022... 0006h
2022 SESSION
22-2027
08/11
HOUSE BILL 1475-FN
AN ACT relative to the enforcement authority of liquor enforcement officers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Trottier, Belk. 6; Rep. O'Hara, Belk. 9; Rep. Littlefield, Belk. 3
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill extends the authority of liquor investigators in certain circumstances.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16Feb2022... 0006h 22-2027
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the enforcement authority of liquor enforcement officers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Liquor Laws; Enforcement. Amend RSA 179:59 to read as follows:
179:59 Prosecutions. The commission shall appoint liquor investigators whose primary function shall be the proper prosecution of this title. The liquor investigators shall have statewide jurisdiction [all the powers of the sheriff in any county], with reference to enforcement of all laws either in cooperation with, or independently of, the officers of any county or town. The commission shall have the primary responsibility for the enforcement of all liquor and beverage laws upon premises where liquor and beverages are lawfully sold, stored, distributed, or manufactured. Any person violating the provisions of any law may be prosecuted by the commission or any of its investigators as provided in this section, or by county or city attorneys, or by sheriffs or their deputies, or by police officials of towns.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
22-2027
Amended 4/19/22
HB 1475-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2022-0006h)
AN ACT relative to the enforcement authority of liquor enforcement officers.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
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METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended by the House, has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Liquor Commission
