HB417 Relative to repealing the communications services tax.
Relative to repealing the communications services tax.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Residents will pay lower taxes on communications services immediately (3% rate cut in 2025) and elimination of the tax entirely in 2026, reducing household expenses for phone, internet, and cable services.
Your Community
The bill eliminates a revenue source without specifying replacement funding, which could negatively affect services previously supported by these tax revenues, though the fiscal note details are truncated and unavailable for full assessment.
Your Freedom
The bill is a straightforward tax reduction with no direct impact on individual rights or local control over decision-making.
Status
Executive Session: 06/15/2026 11:00 am GP 159
Sponsor
Donald McFarlane (R)
The Short Version
This bill reduces the communications services tax from 7% to 4% effective July 1, 2025, then repeals it entirely effective July 1, 2026. NH residents will pay lower taxes on phone, internet, cable, and similar services, but the state will lose revenue previously dedicated to funding.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ All NH residents and businesses that purchase communications services (phone, internet, cable, VoIP, wireless, etc.)
- ▲ Communications services consumers who will see immediate cost savings starting July 1, 2025
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ State budget and any programs or services funded by communications services tax revenue
- ▼ Local communities if 911 or other services rely on revenue from this tax (RSA 106-H:9 references E911 funding but bill text regarding replacement is truncated)
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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