House Ways and Means Committee wants to review business grant forgiveness
By Garry Rayno - InDepthNH | Apr 29, 2021
State Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, is pictured speaking Dec. 2 at Organization Day outside at UNH. (Photo by PAULA TRACY)
CONCORD The House Ways and Means Committee wants to investigate what exempting federal grants from business tax liability will mean to the state’s revenues.
The committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 3, which would exempt the Paycheck Protection Program loans to New Hampshire businesses that are forgiven under the federal aid program.
According to Department of Revenue Administration estimates, the bill could reduce state business tax revenue by $91.7 million and maybe a little more if additional loans are approved prior to the program’s end May 31.
Senate panel saddles up for machine horse racing, not yet for online taxes
By Garry Rayno - InDepthNH | Apr 20, 2021
Rep. Patrick Abrami, R-Stratham
CONCORD The Senate Ways and Means Committee made quick work Monday of a bill to allow historical horse racing under charitable gaming but wants more information on a bill the sponsor said closes a loophole in the rooms and meals tax by taxing online platforms for car rentals and short-term rentals.
The committee voted 5-0 to recommend House Bill 626 be approved by the full Senate. The House passed the bill earlier this month in one of its three-day marathon sessions.
Tax prohibition amendments don’t pass House
By Garry Rayno - InDepthNH | Apr 11, 2021
House members enjoy some food at Friday s session at the NH SportsPlex in Bedford. (PAULA TRACY photo)
BEDFORD House Republicans failed Friday to muster the votes needed to advance two proposed constitutional amendments prohibiting broad-based taxes.
The House did approve a bill to expand the base of the rooms and meals tax to include internet transactions for rental cars and rooms.
The proposed constitutional amendments would have prohibited the legislature from approving an income tax and a “broad-based sales tax.”
Supporters of the prohibition of an income tax said the proposal has previously been before voters and had majority support, but not enough to meet the two-thirds majority needed to be added to the constitution.
Proposal for playing fields behind incoming Target store worries conservationists
A bank of snow plowed from the Kmart plaza parking lot rises between the building and the Two Rivers Conservation Area in West Lebanon, N.H., Thursday, March 11, 2021, where Lebanon Recreation and Parks has proposed building several athletic fields. The former Kmart building is currently under renovation to become a Target store. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
A sign marks the start of a network of walking trails on the 24 acre Two Rivers Conservation Area in Lebanon, N.H., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
House passes bill that would allow people to use deadly force in their vehicles
N.H. Rep. Mark Pearson, R-Hampstead, right, addresses a session of the New Hampshire House of Representatives held at an indoor sports club, due to the coronavirus, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Bedford, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles Krupa
Legislators stand for the Pledge of Allegiance during a New Hampshire House of Representatives legislative session held at an indoor sports club, due to the coronavirus, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Bedford, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles Krupa
Published: 2/25/2021 5:43:06 PM
The New Hampshire House voted to expand New Hampshire’s “stand your ground law” Thursday, approving legislation that would allow people to use lethal force in self-defense inside their vehicles.