Bill Text: NH HB152 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-19 - Signed by Governor Sununu 06/16/2017; Chapter 124; Eff. 8/15/2017 [HB152 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2017-HB152-Introduced.html
HB 152-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0106
03/05
HOUSE BILL 152-FN
AN ACT relative to direct shipment of beer.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Rep. Murphy, Hills. 7
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies direct shipper laws as they relate to shipments of beer.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0106
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to direct shipment of beer.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Direct Shippers; Beer and Beverage. Amend RSA 178:27, III-IV to read as follows:
III. Except with written permission of the commission, no direct shipper shall ship more than 60 individual containers of not more than one liter each of liquor and not more than 12 - 9 liter cases or equivalent of wine to any one consumer in New Hampshire in any calendar year. The commission shall only grant permission for additional shipments if the additional shipments are of products not otherwise available in New Hampshire. Furthermore, in the event any direct shipper wishes to ship more than a total of 600 liters of any particular liquor or wine directly to any combination of licensees and/or consumers in New Hampshire, the shipper shall offer to sell a matching amount to the commission [or beer distributor] at the lower of the wholesale price or the lowest price delivered into New Hampshire. If a direct shipper wishes to ship more than a total of 20 barrels of any particular beer directly to any combination of licensees and/or consumers in New Hampshire, the shipper shall offer to sell a matching amount to a wholesale distributor at the lower of the wholesale price or the lowest price delivered into New Hampshire. A licensee may purchase from a direct shipper pursuant to RSA 179:32, III.
IV. No direct shipper shall ship more than 27 gallons of beer or beverage in individual containers of not more than one liter to any consumer's address in New Hampshire in any calendar year. No direct shipper shall ship beer or beverage that is available from a wholesale distributor to a New Hampshire licensee.
2 Fees; Direct Shippers. Amend RSA 178:29, V-b(a) to read as follows:
V-b.(a) Annual direct shipper permit fees:
(1) Wine manufacturers or beverage manufacturers, $100.
(2) Importers, retailers, and wholesalers, $500.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
17-0106
11/3/16
HB 152-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to direct shipment of beer.
FISCAL IMPACT: | X State | ? County | ? Local | ? None |
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STATE: | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | ? General | ? Education | ? Highway | X Liquor Fund |
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METHODOLOGY:
The Liquor Commission is not able to determine the number out-of-state beer suppliers that may apply for a direct ship license, or the possible impact on beer tax revenue. The Commission expects the bill will generate additional work for enforcement and licensing staff, but the amount of additional work cannot be projected.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
New Hampshire Liquor Commission.
