Taxes (SB 474 and SB 476)

SB 474-FN-A-L is a bill that would be about changing the rate of the meals and rooms tax, repealing the meals and rooms tax on campsites, and requiring a reduction in general fund appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2011. It will have a hearing on February...

Government to Cap Your Salary (HB 1607)

UPDATE: The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on HB 1607 on February 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM in the LOB Room 202. This hearing is open to the public and will take public input. BACKGROUND: Small Business Owners, the NH legislature is about to determine...

Legislator Seeks to Bypass Vote on HB 367 and HB 368

Update: One of our NH legislators is seeking to bypass the recent defeat of HB 367 and HB 368, two bills that would have put further government controls over NH home schooled children, by going directly to the school board. NH Rep. Emma Rous is trying to get the DOE...

RFID (HB 478)

This article at Aim Global discusses the bill that would restrict the use of RFID devices in NH. RFID: For the Public Good Bert Moore, Editor Once again, privacy is in the news with New Hampshire’s House passing House Bill 478 limiting RFID [very similar to...

NH Lobbyists Rolling in Gambling Cash (SB 489)

Senate Bill 489 is the number for Senator Lou D’Allesandro’s latest effort to bring slots to New Hampshire. Unlike the House where all bills had to be out a month ago, Senate bills follow a more leisurely path, and the new gambling bill has just been unveiled....

Soft Drink Tax (HB 1679)

On February 4,2010 the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a an executive session on HB 1679 in Room 202 of the LOB at 10:00 AM. This bill establishes a soft drinks tax. Revenues from the tax shall be deposited in a fund dedicated to obesity prevention and...