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HB1484 Establishing a state minimum wage and providing for incremental increases.

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Establishing a state minimum wage and providing for incremental increases.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

8
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Your Wallet

Would directly raise wages for the lowest-paid NH workers, improving their ability to afford housing and basic needs.

7
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Your Community

A higher minimum wage reduces poverty and reliance on public assistance, strengthening communities.

4
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Your Freedom

Mandates minimum compensation levels, which some view as restricting business flexibility.

Status

Remove from Table (Rep. N. Germana): Motion Failed Regular Calendar 159-183 03/12/2026 House Journal 8

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Kathy Staub (D)

The Short Version

Would establish a NH state minimum wage with incremental increases. NH currently has no state minimum wage, defaulting to the federal $7.25/hour. Tabled 180-153 and motion to remove from table failed 159-183, effectively killing the bill.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Low-wage workers earning near $7.25/hour
  • ▲ Working families struggling with NH's high cost of living

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Small businesses facing higher labor costs
  • ▼ Employers with many minimum-wage positions

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

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 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 2 for , 177 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 151 for , 3 against ) .

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

Remove From Table 2026-03-12
Failed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

2R + 157D
Voted Yea (159)
182R + 1D
Voted Nay (183)
22
Absent
28
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (159)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (157)

Voted Nay (183)

Republicans (182)
Democrats (1)
Absent (22)

Dale Swanson (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Spillane (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Joseph Hamblen (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Thomas Buco (D)

Table 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

177R + 3D
Voted to Kill the Bill (180)
2R + 151D
Voted to Keep It Alive (153)
41
Absent
18
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (180)

Republicans (177)
Democrats (3)

Voted Nay (153)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (151)
Absent (41)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Chris McAleer (D) , David Nagel (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Linda Ryan (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Moffett (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Pierre Dupont (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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