Financed through the revenues generated through liquor sales in New Hampshire, the Alcohol Abuse, Prevention & Treatment Fund (“Alcohol Fund”) is an innovative, fiscally responsible, common sense approach to addressing substance misuse. The intent behind the creation of the Alcohol Fund was to direct 5% of gross profits of alcohol sales to substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery.
About the Bill
Every other year, New Hampshire lawmakers must assess state revenues and expenses to build a state budget in HB 1 and HB 2, the state budget bills.
This means that the state must appropriately allocate five percent of gross profits from alcohol sales to the Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund ('Alcohol Fund'). Despite being a state law, the Alcohol Fund has historically been underfunded - the 2023 budget cycle was the first time since the program's inception that the Alcohol Fund was fully funded.
Status
On March 28, the House of Representatives voted to send HB 1702 to interim study, meaning it will not advance this session. This is a win - we protected the Alcohol Fund!
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