# New Hampshire SB80: consolidating licensing, auditing, and enforcement responsibilities for wholesale and retail e-cigarettes sales under the liquor commission.

New Hampshire SB80, consolidating licensing, auditing, and enforcement responsibilities for wholesale and retail e-cigarettes sales under the liquor commission., 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 0224; Effective 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB80
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: consolidating licensing, auditing, and enforcement responsibilities for wholesale and retail e-cigarettes sales under the liquor commission.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0224; Effective 07/01/2025
- Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public can access tobacco license records: benefit, low. Information about tobacco tax certificates and licenses covered by the law is public record. The public can access this information despite the otherwise applicable state tax confidentiality rule.
- Tobacco businesses face separate licenses and fees: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Liquor Commission licenses tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. Annual Commission license fees are $100 for manufacturers and $250 for wholesalers. Manufacturers and wholesalers also need Department of Revenue Administration tobacco tax cert…
- Tobacco businesses must keep records, report closures: cost, low. Covered tobacco retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and samplers must keep complete, accurate records for three years and allow inspections. Manufacturers and wholesalers that stop licensed operations must notify the Liquor Commission and return their licenses within 30 days. Those holding tobac…
- Tobacco sellers face outlet and sourcing rules: cost, low. Each retail outlet needs its own tobacco license, even when several locations share an owner. Tobacco and e-cigarette sales must be recorded on cash registers; adding registers later that year requires prior Liquor Commission approval. Retailers must buy tobacco products from licensed wholesalers,…
- Illegal tobacco sales risk penalties and seizures: cost, low. Selling, offering, or holding tobacco products or e-cigarettes for sale without the required license carries criminal penalties. Tobacco sales without a required tax certificate also carry criminal penalties. The Liquor Commission can seize tobacco hidden, moved, or deposited to evade tobacco taxes…
- Broader vaping rules keep some product exemptions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, New Hampshire's tobacco product definition covers products containing or derived from tobacco or nicotine for human use. Premium cigars and FDA-approved cessation products marketed and sold only for that use are excluded. The e-cigarette definition includes e-liquid and elec…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan W Almy (Democratic), House

## Actions (18)

- 2025-07-22: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0224; Effective 07/01/2025 (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 # 2025-2902e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-07-01: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2902e: 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. 4 (House)
- 2025-05-28: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/27/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 27 P. 7 (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 02:15 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)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0734s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0734s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0734s, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 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=10859)
- Enrolled, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=943&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7760)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16954)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15886)

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## Sources
- [As Amended (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10859)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=943&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7760)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16954)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15886)

## Related
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB80-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).