# New Hampshire SB87: relative to one day liquor license requirements and making salons and barber shops eligible for on-premise licenses. New Hampshire SB87, relative to one day liquor license requirements and making salons and barber shops eligible for on-premise licenses., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David H. Watters (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-04 (II. Remainder Effective 09/30/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB87-2025-2026 - 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 SB87 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: relative to one day liquor license requirements and making salons and barber shops eligible for on-premise licenses. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-08-04, II. Remainder Effective 09/30/2025 - Sponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alcohol businesses gain more tasting locations: benefit, low. Eligible alcohol businesses can hold tastings at locations approved by the New Hampshire Liquor Commission, not just licensed premises. Eligible businesses include manufacturers, rectifiers, vendors and their representatives, brew pubs, distributors, and on-premises and off-premises licensees. Tast… - Businesses gain paid one-day alcohol licenses: mixed, low. Commission-approved for-profit groups can get one-day licenses to sell alcohol, including liquor, at approved events. A responsible person representing the group must apply, and the license costs $100 per day. Each event is capped at 500 patrons, and each entity can get six licenses per calendar ye… - Salons gain alcohol licenses with fees: mixed, low. State-licensed barber shops, hair salons, and spas can get a cocktail lounge license costing $480 annually. They can serve alcohol free or for a fee, but only to customers receiving services during their scheduled appointments. Businesses must keep records of alcohol type, quantity, and patrons ser… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Carol M McGuire (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate ## Actions (33) - 2025-08-04: II. Remainder Effective 09/30/2025 (Senate) - 2025-08-04: I. RSA 178:21 IV as inserted by section 4 Effective 08/01/2026 (Senate) - 2025-08-04: Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0292 (Senate) - 2025-07-18: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64 (House) - 2025-07-18: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-07-14: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2927e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-07-11: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2927e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61 (House) - 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2799c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17 (Senate) - 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report 2025-2799c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 4 (House) - 2025-06-19: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2799c Filed 06/19/2025; As Amended by the House HJ 17 (House) - 2025-06-12: Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/17/2025, 12:30 pm, Room 100, SH (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Hunt, Potucek, Porcelli, J. Sullivan 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 172 (House) - 2025-06-11: House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 172 (House) - 2025-06-11: President Appoints: Senators Innis, Murphy, Watters; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Sen. Innis Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2293h: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 47 (House) - 2025-06-05: Amendment # 2025-2293h: AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 47 (House) - 2025-05-28: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2293h 05/27/2025 (Vote 16-0; RC) HC 27 P. 13 (House) - 2025-05-21: Executive Session: 05/27/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-05-20: ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 05/21/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-05-14: Subcommittee Work Session: 05/20/2025 11:00 am 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 02:45 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) - 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1100s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Committee Amendment # 2025-1100s, AA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1100s, 03/27/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 14 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0562s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Sen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2025-0562s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: SB 87 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 11 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 8 (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10340) - Enrolled, 2025-07-11: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1042&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7770) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17026) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16658) ## 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. 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(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=10340) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1042&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7770) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17026) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16658) ## 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-SB87-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).