Senator Perkins Kwoka Introduces SB 126-FN, Relative to Landlord Tenant Proceedings
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth) introduced SB 126-FN to the Senate Commerce Committee. If enacted, SB 126-FN would make adjustments to landlord tenant law, giving more flexibility to tenants who may be struggling to pay their rent. After the hearing, Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth) issued the following statement: “This legislation is an e
Senate Commerce Adopts SB 107, Advances Financial Assistance for Businesses Affected by the COVID-19
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the Senate Commerce Committee adopted SB 107, relative to financial assistance for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. If enacted, SB 107 would expand access to federal relief funds for new small businesses that have been affected by the pandemic. After the vote, Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth) issued the following statement: “When GOFERR cr
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Adopts The Inclusive Outdoors Act Despite Pushback
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Yesterday, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee voted to pass SB 114-FN, known as The Inclusive Outdoors Act in a vote of 3-2 with Senator Bob Giuda (R-Warren) and Senator Kevin Avard (R-Nashua) voting against the bill. The Inclusive Outdoors Act requires that the department of natural and cultural resources and fish and game officers have public protocols and
Senate Ways and Means Unanimously Passes SB 101, Relieves Tax Burden for Small Businesses
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee unanimously passed SB 101, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy’s (D-Manchester) bill to increase the minimum gross business income required for filing a business profits tax return. SB 101 mirrors the language of last year’s SB 223-FN which unanimously passed the Senate. After the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-M
Senator Perkins Kwoka Advocates for Fair and Transparent Redistricting
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth) introduced SB 90 to the Senate Election Law & Municipal Affairs Committee. If enacted, SB 90 would ensure that resources available to legislative committees in their work on redistricting are explicitly available to members of both the majority and minority party; it would ensure that once a redistricting committee crea
Senate Republicans Support Irresponsible Tax Breaks for Out of State Corporations
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, Republican members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee voted to pass SB 13 in a vote of 3-2. Section I of SB 13 makes an irresponsible change to the business profits tax and business enterprise tax that will cost New Hampshire $79 million in the next budget. After the vote, Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) and Senator Lou D'Allesandro (D-Manchester) issued th
Senator Rosenwald’s Restaurant Relief Act of 2021 Unanimously Passes Senate Ways and Means Committee
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee unanimously passed Senator Cindy Rosenwald’s (D-Nashua) Restaurant Relief Act of 2021. If enacted, the Restaurant Relief Act of 2021 would temporarily change the operator compensation under the meals and rooms tax from 3% to 5%. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) issued the following statement: “The