CHAPTER 291
SB 433 - FINAL VERSION
02/08/2024 0258s
02/08/2024 0570s
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2024 SESSION
24-2967
12/06
SENATE BILL 433
SPONSORS: Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Hunt, Ches. 14
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the marketing of e-cigarettes and e-liquid in this state, including the legality of available products, appropriate wholesale and retail compliance and tax collection system of the same.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/08/2024 0258s
02/08/2024 0570s
23May2024... 1711h 24-2967
12/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
291:1 New Section; Liquor Licenses and Fees; Committee to Study the Marketing of E-cigarettes and E-liquid. Amend RSA 178 by inserting after section 31 the following new section:
178:32 Committee to Study the Marketing of E-cigarettes and E-liquid.
I. There is established a committee to study the marketing of e-cigarettes and e-liquid in this state, including the legality of available products, appropriate wholesale and retail compliance and tax collection system of the same.
II. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
IV. The committee shall study the marketing of e-cigarettes and e-liquid in this state, including the legality of available products, appropriate wholesale and retail compliance and tax collection systems for such products. The committee shall focus on the sales, marketing, enforcement, and tax collection mechanisms of e-cigarettes and e-liquid pursuant to retail tobacco licensing set forth in RSA 178:19-a. The committee shall consult with the department of revenue administration and the liquor commission as well as stakeholders in the private sector.
V. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2024.
291:2 Repeal. RSA 178:32, relative to the committee to study the marketing of e-cigarettes and e-liquid, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2024.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 26, 2024
Effective Date:
I. Section 2 effective November 1, 2024
II. Remainder effective July 26, 2024