Bill Text: NH SB93 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to the definition of beverage.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-23 - Signed by the Governor on 06/19/2015; Chapter 0156; Effective 06/19/2015 [SB93 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2015-SB93-Amended.html
SB 93-FN-A – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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2015 SESSION
03/09
SENATE BILL 93-FN-A
AN ACT relative to the definition of beverage.
SPONSORS: Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the definition of beverage.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/12/2015 0231s
15-0869
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to the definition of beverage.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Beverage. Amend RSA 175:1, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. “Beverage” means any beer, wine, similar fermented malt or vinous liquors and fruit juices, and any other liquid intended for human consumption as a beverage having an alcoholic content of not less than 1/2 of one percent by volume and not more than 6 percent alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and specialty beer as defined in RSA 175:1, LXIV-a. The commission may approve any fermented malt beverage or cider greater than 6 percent.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.
LBAO
15-0869
Revised 01/26/15
SB 93-FN-A FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the alcohol percentage used to classify beverages.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Liquor Commission states this bill, as introduced, may increase state revenue by an indeterminable amount in FY 2016 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or state, county, and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Liquor Commission states this bill increases the maximum alcohol content from six to eight percent for beverages and specialty beers. The Commission assumes beverages, such as alcopops (sweet often fruit flavored or fizzy alcoholic drinks), with higher alcohol content may appeal to young drinkers, which may result in a small but indeterminable increase in the sales of these beverage products. The Commission has no data to determine the increase in sales of beverages and specialty beers with the higher alcohol content to determine any increase in liquor fund revenues.
