# New Hampshire SB79: enabling the use of self-pour automated systems by liquor commission licensees. New Hampshire SB79, enabling the use of self-pour automated systems by liquor commission licensees., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Timothy Lang (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0223; Effective 09/13/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB79-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire SB79 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: enabling the use of self-pour automated systems by liquor commission licensees. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0223; Effective 09/13/2025 - Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Self-pour drinks allowed with new safeguards: mixed, low. The law allows New Hampshire on-premises liquor licensees to offer automated self-pour drinks after notifying the Liquor Commission. It takes effect 60 days after passage. Systems can serve beverages or cider with no more than 6% alcohol by volume, or wine. Each activation allows up to 32 ounces of… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael I Moffett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate - Cosponsor: Ross Berry ## Actions (16) - 2025-07-22: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0223; Effective 09/13/2025 (Senate) - 2025-07-08: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-07-08: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60 (House) - 2025-07-02: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2901e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-07-01: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2901e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 59 (House) - 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 3 (House) - 2025-05-28: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/27/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 27 P. 6 (House) - 2025-05-21: Executive Session: 05/27/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-04-30: Subcommittee Work Session: 05/13/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-04-09: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 01:45 pm LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 11 P. 110 (House) - 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0727s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0727s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0727s, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 8 (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended, 2025-07-02: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10963) - Enrolled, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=938&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7758) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16953) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15885) ## Related bills - HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law) - HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed) - HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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) - HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10963) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=938&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7758) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16953) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15885) ## 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) - [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026) - [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) - [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB79-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).