Bill Text: NH HB589 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to signs for New Hampshire liquor and wine manufacturers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-13 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/10/2019; Chapter 17; Eff: 07/09/2019 [HB589 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2019-HB589-Enrolled.html
HB 589 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2019 SESSION
19-0616
08/01
HOUSE BILL 589
AN ACT relative to signs for New Hampshire liquor and wine manufacturers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Edgar, Rock. 21; Rep. Morrison, Rock. 9
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows liquor and wine manufacturers to advertise on the site of their licensed premises through the use of internally illuminated signs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0616
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to signs for New Hampshire liquor and wine manufacturers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Liquor, Wine, and Beverage Advertisements; Sign Restrictions. Amend RSA 179:25, I to read as follows:
I. No brand advertising of liquor or beverages sold in this state shall be allowed through the use of internally illuminated signs outside the licensed premises. Brand advertising of liquor or beverages sold in this state shall be allowed through the use of internally illuminated signs inside the licensed premises. Notwithstanding the above, liquor manufacturers, wine manufacturers, beverage manufacturers and wholesale distributors may advertise on the site of their licensed premises through the use of internally illuminated signs.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
