HB 1238 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1238
AN ACT requiring seating accommodations in retail establishments.
SPONSORS: Rep. Furman, Hills 34; Rep. Dowling, Rock 13; Rep. D. Cote, Hills 29
This bill requires seating accommodations in retail establishments.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-2161
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT requiring seating accommodations in retail establishments.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Seating in Retail Establishments. Amend RSA 155 by inserting after section 77 the following new subdivision:
Seating in Retail Establishments
155:78 Seating Required. Any retail establishment operating within the state shall make one or more seats available to customers who are shopping, waiting in line, or otherwise patronizing the retail establishment.
155:79 Penalty. Any person who violates the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.