# New Hampshire SB417: requiring state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages.

New Hampshire SB417, requiring state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David H. Watters (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-05 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/05/2026; SJ 3) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB417
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-02-05, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- Sponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-05: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/05/2026, Vote 4-2, CC; SC 4 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: Hearing: 01/13/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21944)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=21944)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB417-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).