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SB636 Establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs.

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Establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

7
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Your Wallet

Would have offset tariff costs for small businesses, helping them avoid passing those costs to consumers.

7
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Your Community

Small businesses are the backbone of NH's economy; tariff relief could have prevented layoffs and closures.

6
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Your Freedom

Would have protected economic freedom for small businesses impacted by federal trade policy.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate, Regular Calendar 16Y-8N, Motion Adopted === BILL KILLED ===; 01/29/2026; Senate Journal 2

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

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R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Donovan Fenton (D)

The Short Version

Would have created tax credits for small businesses facing increased costs from tariffs. Killed 16-8, denying relief to NH small businesses hurt by federal trade policy.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • Small businesses facing tariff-related cost increases
  • Employees of affected businesses
  • Consumers facing price increases

Who Pays the Price

  • State revenue reduced by tax credits

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 opposed it ( 16 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 8 for ) .

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

Inexpedient to Legislate 2026-01-29
Passed

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

16R
Voted to Kill the Bill (16)
0R + 8D
Voted to Keep It Alive (8)
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Absent
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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.