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HB 757 · 2025 · House · Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee

Tip pooling and service charge disclosure

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relative to tip pooling and sharing and automatic service charges.

Requires employers administering tip pooling arrangements to document and provide written notice of the arrangement's terms to employees, and requires certain employers to disclose service charge allocations on itemized customer receipts.AI-generated

Status

Died on the table in the House · March 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill: I. Provides that employers administering a tip pooling or sharing arrangement must include an example of the arrangement in its documentation. It further provides that the employer must provide a written notice to the employee, and specifies the content of that notice. II. Requires certain employers using a service charge to disclose the allocation of that charge on an itemized receipt given to the customer.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“As used in this section, "automatic service charge" means a separately designated, fixed percentage amount collected by employers from customers that is for services provided by employees, or is described in such a way that customers might reasonably believe that the amounts are for such services.”
RSA 279:26-c
“An employer that applies a service charge for the sale of food, beverage, or entertainment services shall disclose in an itemized receipt provided to the customer the percentage of the automatic service charge that is paid or is payable directly to the employee or employees serving the customer.”
RSA 279:26-c
“If any portion of the service charge is not going directly to the employee or employees serving the customer, the receipt shall state for what purposes any such portion is being allocated.”
RSA 279:26-c

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Michael CahillDPrime

Public testimony

10 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

70% support20% oppose10% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This bill supports transparency in tip pooling and service charges.”
— Patricia Anastasia, Londonderrysupports
“While I support Part I of this Bill, I am against Part II as this places an unwarranted burden on the business owner. In addition, as a customer, I will not care!”
— Gordon Springate, Wiltonopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate11–9
    Overall
    55% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025HouseDivisionLay HB757 on Table (Rep. Creighton)Adopted204–152
    Overall
    57% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services6:08:16–6:15:357m 19slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services4:52:46–5:02:079m 21slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floor6:42:45–6:47:465m 1slocated in the stream transcriptLay HB757 on Table (Rep. Creighton) — adopted, division 204-152
  • Dec 17, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamDied on Table, Session ended

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 3 P. 26
  2. Feb 11, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2025 04:00 pm LOB 307
  3. Feb 18, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 307
  4. Feb 18, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 11-9; RC)
  5. Feb 21, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0454h
  6. Mar 20, 2025HouseLay HB757 on Table (Rep. Creighton): MA DV 204-152 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 82
  7. Dec 17, 2025HouseDied on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.