---
type: "Bill"
title: "exempting persons under the age of 14, who are selling soft drinks on family owned or leased property, from city, town, or village district licensing requirements."
description: "exempting persons under the age of 14, who are selling soft drinks on family owned or leased property, from city, town, or village district licensing requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 183"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 183 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris True"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/898e9f1e-32e5-4513-aa2c-54c4c2db9725"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0029&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "2f870db4de94f9579241170af1e7bb12afa878c775ffc63ff88a3c12a8ac1c35"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 183 (2021) — exempting persons under the age of 14, who are selling soft drinks on family owned or leased property, from city, town, or village district licensing requirements.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2021-1311s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1311s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Reconsideration — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- Inexpedient to Legislate — **10–13** (fail) · upper
- Floor Amendment 1311s — **13–10** (pass) · upper
- OTPA — **211–163** (pass) · lower
- Concur — **352–6** (pass) · lower
- Inexpedient to Legislate — **9–14** (fail) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **13–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris True — primary (person)
- Bob J. Greene — cosponsor (person)
- Max Abramson — cosponsor (person)
- Peter E. Torosian — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Piemonte — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 38 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Public Hearing: 02/08/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/96815613466 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-02** Executive Session: 02/09/2021 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93215390740
- **2021-02-25** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0092h (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 18 P. 56 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-25** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-04-09** Amendment # 2021-0092: AA VV 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 26
- **2021-04-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0092h: MA RC 211-163 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 26 `passage`
- **2021-04-09** Lay on Table (Rep. Mayville): MF DV 181-190 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 26
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Remote Hearing: 04/19/2021, 09:45 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-04-26** Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/06/2021; SC 22
- **2021-05-06** Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 9Y-14N, MF; 05/06/2021; SJ 14
- **2021-05-06** Sen. Soucy Moved Reconsideration on ITL, RC 23Y-0N, MA; 05/06/2021; SJ 14
- **2021-05-06** Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 10Y-13N, MF; 05/06/2021; SJ 14
- **2021-05-06** Sen. Gray Moved Ought to Pass; 05/06/2021; SJ 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-06** Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2021-1311s, RC 13Y-10N, AA; 05/06/2021; SJ 14
- **2021-05-06** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1311s, RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/06/2021; SJ 14 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1311s (Rep. Dolan): MA RC 352-6 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 13
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-03** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/30/2021; Chapter 166; Eff: 09/28/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/898e9f1e-32e5-4513-aa2c-54c4c2db9725`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).