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HB1043 Relative to employer discretion in offering minimum payment options to employees.

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Relative to employer discretion in offering minimum payment options to employees.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

4

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

4
💰

Your Wallet

Greater employer discretion over payment methods could lead to workers receiving pay through methods with fees or limited access, potentially costing lower-wage workers money.

4
🏘️

Your Community

Could disadvantage workers in an already tight labor market if employers push payment methods that are less convenient or more costly for employees.

4
⚖️

Your Freedom

Shifts power toward employers on payment method decisions, potentially reducing workers' ability to choose how they receive their wages.

Status

No Pending Motion; 05/07/2026 Senate Journal 11

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Brian Labrie (R)

The Short Version

Would give employers more discretion in how they offer minimum payment options to employees, potentially allowing alternatives to direct deposit or traditional paycheck methods. Could introduce payroll cards or digital payment methods.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • Employers seeking payroll flexibility
  • Payroll technology companies

Who Pays the Price

  • Workers who may face fees or inconvenience with alternative payment methods
  • Low-wage employees

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 188 for , 2 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 1 for , 153 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-03-12
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

188R + 1D
Voted to Pass (189)
2R + 153D
Voted Against (155)
22
Absent
26
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (189)

Republicans (188)
Democrats (1)

Voted Nay (155)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (153)

Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

This bill was auto-scored using AI analysis of the bill text and legislative data. Scores may be refined as we review more bills.