---
type: "Bill"
title: "permitting tastings by liquor manufacturers at farmers markets."
description: "permitting tastings by liquor manufacturers at farmers markets."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 18"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 18 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Regina Birdsell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/529bffb9-50d2-4a59-a147-0abcaef5b1c0"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0328&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "df0e81e13a68ac2e7df6f22d058bd5476962c35f279a4e44f5f5ea31d7f8940f"
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 SB 18 (2021) — permitting tastings by liquor manufacturers at farmers markets.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1403h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1403h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Regina Birdsell — primary (person)
- Harold F. French — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin J. Cavanaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** To Be Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-07** Remote Hearing: 01/11/2021, 01:25 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 6
- **2021-01-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0020s, 02/04/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04** Committee Amendment # 2021-0020s, RC 23Y-1N, AA; 02/04/2021; SJ 3
- **2021-02-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0020s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/04/2021; SJ 3 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 4 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Public Hearing: 03/23/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/97167243328 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-05** Executive Session: 05/13/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93883325643
- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1403h (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 26 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1403h: AA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 3
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1403h: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 3 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. French Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **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 the Governor on 07/30/2021; Chapter 0173; Effective 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/529bffb9-50d2-4a59-a147-0abcaef5b1c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).