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HB155 Reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax.

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Reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

6
💰

Your Wallet

Business tax cuts may lead to job creation and economic growth, but also reduce state revenue for services.

4
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Your Community

Reduced state revenue could mean less funding for schools, roads, and public services that communities depend on.

6
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Your Freedom

Reduces government tax burden on businesses, supporting economic freedom.

Status

Conference Committee Report 2026-2088c: Adopted, Regular Calendar 195-157 06/04/2026 House Journal 15

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Joe Sweeney (R)

The Short Version

Cuts the business enterprise tax rate, reducing tax burden on NH businesses. This lowers state revenue that funds education and public services while making NH more competitive for businesses.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ NH businesses
  • ▲ Business owners and shareholders
  • ▲ Economic development

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ State budget and programs funded by the BET
  • ▼ Public school funding
  • ▼ Municipal aid

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 supported it ( 188 for , 6 against ) , Democrats opposed it ( 159 against ) , and Independents supported it ( 1 for ) .

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

Adopt CofC Report 2026-06-04
Passed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

193R + 2D
Voted Yea (195)
0R + 156D + 1I
Voted Nay (157)
22
Absent
17
Not voting
Show all 391 individual votes

Voted Yea (195)

Republicans (193)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (157)

Democrats (156)
Independents (1)
Absent (22)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Chris Muns (D) , Darrell Louis (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) , John Leavitt (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Mark Pearson (R) , Maureen Mooney (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Peter Leishman (D) , Richard Tripp (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Stephen Pearson (R) , Terry Spahr (D) , Thomas Buco (D)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-01-08
Passed

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

188R + 1I
Voted to Pass (189)
6R + 159D
Voted Against (165)
28
Absent
13
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (189)

Republicans (188)
Independents (1)

Voted Nay (165)

Republicans (6)
Democrats (159)
Absent (28)

Allison Knab (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Carrie Sorensen (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Luneau (D) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Glen Aldrich (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jeremy Slottje (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Nicole Leapley (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Schmidt (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Toni Weinstein (D)

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