HB 1063-FN
reducing the amount of meals and rooms taxes operators can retain.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | DIED ON THE TABLE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2292 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H28 |
Where it stands
House: DIED ON THE TABLE
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
The bill was set aside during the session and never taken back up, so it died when the session ended.
Sponsors
Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43, Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10, Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43, Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Ways and Means
- January 14, 2026Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 10:00 am GP 154
- January 28, 2026Full Committee Work Session: 01/28/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
- January 28, 2026Executive Session: 01/28/2026 02:00 pm GP 154
- February 4, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/28/2026 (Vote 13-6; RC)
- February 4, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0236h (NT)
- March 5, 2026Lay HB1063 on Table (Rep. Mazur): MA VV 03/05/2026
- August 19, 2026Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Lay HB1063 on Table (Rep. Mazur)
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Majority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Despite an amendment that would exempt businesses with less than 20 employees from a change to the apportionment of Meals and Rooms Tax retained by operators from 3.0% to 1.5% with the other 1.5% being transferred to the General Fund and Education Trust Fund, the majority opinion is that the businesses primarily affected by this tax are tourism-related small businesses with seasonal revenues and low margins, such as restaurants. Small businesses comprise 97% of all businesses in New Hampshire, and the majority of these would be exempted by the proposed amendment. Consequently, while the Department of Revenue Administration is estimating a $300,000 cost to update forms and information technology systems to make this change, they are unable to estimate what, if any, increase to General Fund or Education Trust Fund revenues would occur. Public testimony (in person, written, and online) was largely in opposition to this bill. Vote 13-6.
Minority — OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT
New Hampshire is the only state in New England which provides a discount to businesses liable for collecting and submitting Meals and Rooms Taxes if the filing is timely. The current discount is 3%, however, this bill seeks to cut that discount in half to 1.5%. There is no reason to provide such a discount to large national and multinational firms such as Hilton or Hertz. The Department of Revenue Administration estimates that change would increase state revenue by about $6 million annually. But to protect smaller businesses, who have little leverage to negotiate fees with the major credit card companies, the minority amendment would maintain the full 3% discount for independently owned and operated enterprises with 20 or fewer employees.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 14, 2026 at 10:00Ways and Means public hearing
- January 28, 2026 at 13:00Ways and Means full committee work session recording 2:53:00–2:53:30, about 0 min (estimated)
- January 28, 2026 at 14:00Ways and Means executive session recording 4:00:41–4:03:58, about 3 min (estimated)
- March 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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