Family Leave Bill is Tax on Income (HB 628)
Recently HB 628 passed the NH House. It claims to be a Family Leave bill, but it is a tax on income. It requires employers to withhold .5% of employees’ wages. Naturally, it excludes government employees. It has an opt-out provision, for the moment, BUT…...Car Registration Fee Increase (HB 121)
HB 121 is a bill that would increase the maximum optional transportation improvements fee that may be charged by municipalities when collecting motor vehicle registration fees. The proposed increase (100%) is nearly double the compounded rate of inflation since the...Establishing a Council on the Creative Economy (SB 112)
SB 112 establishes a “council” on the creative economy. This bill creates a permanent council designed to identify opportunities to spend state and federal dollars to promote the creative economy. Creative economy is a term coined by John Howkins in 2001...International Building Codes (HB 92)
HB 92 seeks to update building codes to international standards for 2015. This bill increases the costs for building a new home in New Hampshire in order to comply with the changes. It adds hundreds of pages of new regulations. Tell the Executive Departments and...Ballot Selfies (HB 249)
HB 249 repeals the prohibition on “ballot selfies” where an individual takes a photo of him or herself holding up a ballot showing how they voted. This bill reverses changes made to the prohibition on showing a ballot that were enacted in the 2014 regular...VISITORS