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HB1174 • 2026

requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.

requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Wendy Thomas (D)
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.

requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.

What This Bill Does

  • requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 4

  2. 2026-03-02 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 10 P. 6

  3. 2026-02-11 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 229

  4. 2026-02-11 H

    Executive Session: 02/18/2026 01:00 pm GP 229

  5. 2026-02-05 H

    Public Hearing: 02/11/2026 01:15 pm GP 229

  6. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 9

Official Summary Text

requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1174-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2628
08/05

HOUSE BILL
1174-FN

AN ACT
requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.

SPONSORS: Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires on-premises licensees, off-premises licensees, and state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2628
08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Advertising; Risk Statements. Amend RSA 175:4, IV to read as follows:
IV. The following statement shall be posted on the premises of all on-premises and off-premises licensees and at state liquor stores: "According to the Surgeon General,
drinking alcoholic beverages may increase cancer risk and
women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects." Such statement shall be located in a conspicuous and prominent place within the establishment and shall appear on a contrasting background.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage
.

LBA
26-2628
10/28/25

HB 1174-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT
requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and at state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2029.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Liquor Commission