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<strong>June 1st:</strong> [https://legiscan.com/NH/text/HB114/id/1287612 HB114] signed,  This bill allows specialty beer retail establishments to obtain a new license that doesnt require a $3000 inventory value of grocery items. Many stores meet the current grocery requirement by keeping Spam, Vienna sausages, and other canned items that don't spoil quickly, which are never sold. For a beer & wine store, this requirement is wasteful, protectionist, and serves as a barrier to entry to small stores. This will help to increase beer tourism which is a hot market in New England. New Hampshire is lagging behind neighboring states in this growing market.
<strong>June 1st:</strong> [https://legiscan.com/NH/text/HB114/id/1287612 HB114] signed,  This bill allows specialty beer retail establishments to obtain a new license that doesnt require a $3000 inventory value of grocery items. Many stores meet the current grocery requirement by keeping Spam, Vienna sausages, and other canned items that don't spoil quickly, which are never sold. For a beer & wine store, this requirement is wasteful, protectionist, and serves as a barrier to entry to small stores. This will help to increase beer tourism which is a hot market in New England. New Hampshire is lagging behind neighboring states in this growing market.


<strong>May 11th:</strong> [https://bills.nhliberty.org/bills/2016/CACR27 CACR27] signed, Relating to the operating budget. Providing that the state shall not spend more in any year than it receives in revenue. This constitutional amendment would require a balanced budget unless two-thirds of each house chooses to set aside the requirement. This measure will limit government spending, reduce budget deficits, enhance fiscal accountability, and strengthen the state's credit rating. It is an important, positive move. At a time when many other states and the federal government are facing fiscal crises due to reckless spending and debt, this is an opportunity for New Hampshire to lead as an example of fiscal responsibility.
<strong>May 12th:</strong> [https://bills.nhliberty.org/bills/2016/HB197 HB197] - signed, This bill allows wine manufacturers to establish up to 2 'off site' locations for sampling and purchase of their wines. Wine manufacturers should be permitted to sell their product where their potential customers are, not restricted to selling where grapes grow best. Allowing local businesses to showcase local products benefits NH residents and helps the NH economy. Additional jobs will be created to run off-site tasting rooms.
 
<strong>March 9th:</strong> [https://bills.nhliberty.org/bills/2016/CACR22 CACR22] signed, This resolution formalizes the right to privacy in the NH constitution. While courts have held in the past that privacy is a fundamental right, the lack of explicit protection within the constitution increases the risk that future decisions could deviate from this finding. The amendment is an improvement to the original language.
 
<strong>March 9th:</strong> [https://bills.nhliberty.org/bills/2016/CACR16 CACR16] signed, This bill recognizes the right of parents to make decisions about the health, education, and welfare of their children. Decisions about child-rearing are the responsibility of parents, not the state. This constitutional amendment makes parental rights, which our state supreme court has recognized as implicit in Part I, Article 2, explicit in a separate Part I, Article 2-b.

Revision as of 20:41, 29 March 2026

June 6th: SB481 signed into law, abolishing Certificates of Need for hospitals.

June 1st: HB114 signed, This bill allows specialty beer retail establishments to obtain a new license that doesnt require a $3000 inventory value of grocery items. Many stores meet the current grocery requirement by keeping Spam, Vienna sausages, and other canned items that don't spoil quickly, which are never sold. For a beer & wine store, this requirement is wasteful, protectionist, and serves as a barrier to entry to small stores. This will help to increase beer tourism which is a hot market in New England. New Hampshire is lagging behind neighboring states in this growing market.

May 12th: HB197 - signed, This bill allows wine manufacturers to establish up to 2 'off site' locations for sampling and purchase of their wines. Wine manufacturers should be permitted to sell their product where their potential customers are, not restricted to selling where grapes grow best. Allowing local businesses to showcase local products benefits NH residents and helps the NH economy. Additional jobs will be created to run off-site tasting rooms.

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