HB 1765 — enabling wine and beverage manufacturers to offer tastings of and sell products of certain New Hampshire wine and beverage manufacturers and relative to defacing of controlled products.

CHAPTER 241 HB 1765-FN - VERSIONFINAL ADOPTEDVERSION BY BOTH BODIES 11Mar2026...

CHAPTER 241 HB 1765-FN - VERSIONFINAL ADOPTEDVERSION BY BOTH BODIES 11Mar2026...

1241:1 New Paragraph;

2241:2 Liquor Licenses and Fees;

HB 1765-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 2 - (d) All sales and sampling activities must occur during the licensee's normal business hours.

3CHAPTER 241 HB 1765-FN - FINAL VERSION - Page 2 - 241:3 New Section;

4241:4 Effective Date.

LBAApproved: 26-2508 5/11/26 HB 1765-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT # 2026-1721s) AN ACT enabling wine and beverage manufacturers to offer tastings of and sell products of certain New Hampshire wine and beverage manufacturers and relative to defacing of controlled products.

FISCALJuly IMPACT:02, 2026 Effective Date:

EstimatedAugust State31, Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable Revenue $0 Increase Increase Increase $10,000 to $10,000 to $10,000 to $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 Liquor Fund/General Fund - Liquor revenue is credited to the liquor fund, Revenue Fund(s) with net revenues after expenditures being credited to the state general fund.

Expenditures* $0 Indeterminable (Section 3) Funding Source(s) General Fund Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdivision Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 County Expenditures $0 Indeterminable (Section 3) Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Local Expenditures $0 Indeterminable (Section 3)   METHODOLOGY:

This bill allows certain small wine manufacturers and beverage manufacturers to purchase products from other licensed manufacturers for the purpose of sampling and retail sales, subject to specified limitations, and establishes an additional annual license fee of $120 for participating manufacturers.

The Liquor Commission states this bill allows qualifying wine manufacturers producing under 1,000 cases per year and beverage manufacturers producing under 2,500 barrels per year to purchase products from other licensed manufacturers for sampling and retail sales at their premises, for an additional annual fee of $120.

The Commission estimates this fee would result in an increase in state revenue of $10,000 to $100,000 annually beginning in FY 2027 and forward.

The Commission further states all beverages manufactured in New Hampshire are subject to a tax of $0.30 per gallon.

To the extent the bill results in increased sales, additional revenue from this tax may occur;

however, any such increase is indeterminable.

Section 3 of this bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation.

Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments.

A summary of such costs can be found at:

https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Liquor Commission, Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association