SB636 Establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs.
Establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Would have offset tariff costs for small businesses, helping them avoid passing those costs to consumers.
Your Community
Small businesses are the backbone of NH's economy; tariff relief could have prevented layoffs and closures.
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
0 R
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.
YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.
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Voted Yea (16)
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