Bill Text: NH HB1152 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the definition of specialty beer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-05 - Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 05/05/2016; Senate Journal 16 [HB1152 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1152-Introduced.html
HB 1152 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
16-2341
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1152
AN ACT relative to the definition of specialty beer.
SPONSORS: Rep. Whitehouse, Straf. 2; Rep. L. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Schroadter, Rock. 17; Rep. Rideout, Coos 7; Rep. Fromuth, Hills. 7
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill increases the maximum alcohol content of specialty 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16-2341
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to the definition of specialty beer.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Definitions; Specialty Beer. Amend RSA 175:1, LXIV-a to read as follows:
LXIV-a. "Specialty beer'' means any beer as defined in RSA 175:1, VII intended for human consumption as a beverage, having an alcohol content greater than 6 percent but not more than [12] 21 percent by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Specialty beer shall possess the character and flavor of a beer and may contain added ingredients such as, but not limited to, molasses, maple syrup, honey, spices, herbs, fruits, nuts, chocolate, vanilla, or other nonbeverage ingredients. Specialty beer shall not include a caffeinated or stimulant-enhanced malt beverage or flavor. The commission may approve any specialty beer greater than [12] 21 percent alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The commission may approve any specialty beer as liquor as defined by RSA 175:1, XLII and shall establish rules for a listing procedure.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
