---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring a food delivery service to enter into an agreement with a food service establishment or food retail store before offering delivery service from that restaurant."
description: "requiring a food delivery service to enter into an agreement with a food service establishment or food retail store before offering delivery service from that restaurant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 593"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 593 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew B. Wilhelm"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b91b4c8c-0c69-4d36-95b4-cf06e567f1d5"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0818&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "dc8a7aca05e594abf6bfba62794dbfca3dae02687c172b2582c7a3a6e64241c2"
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 593 (2021) — requiring a food delivery service to enter into an agreement with a food service establishment or food retail store before offering delivery service from that restaurant.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1297s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1297s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Matthew B. Wilhelm — primary (person)
- Ariel Oxaal — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline H. Chretien — cosponsor (person)
- Melbourne R. Moran — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 2 P. 55 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Public Hearing: 02/16/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95175123874 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-02** Executive Session: 03/02/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95215897452
- **2021-03-03** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/03/2021 01:30 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98917516497 (if necessary)
- **2021-03-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0582h (Vote 18-1; RC) HC 18 P. 33 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment # 2021-0582h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 134
- **2021-04-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0582h: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 134 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Remote Hearing: 04/27/2021, 10:00 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-05-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1297s, 05/13/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Committee Amendment # 2021-1297s, AA, VV; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-05-13** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1297s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/13/2021; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1297s (Rep. Hunt): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 2
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-26** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/23/2021; Chapter 144; I. Sec. 2 Eff: 12/31/2023 II. Rem. Eff: 09/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b91b4c8c-0c69-4d36-95b4-cf06e567f1d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).