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SB 637 · 2026 · Senate · Ways and Means Committee

Tax credit for buying NH farm goods

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relative to certain tax credits for purchase from New Hampshire farms.

Establishes a business profits tax credit for grocery stores that purchase at least 10 percent of their products from registered New Hampshire farms.AI-generated

Status

Referred to interim study (Senate) · February 5, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes a credit against the business profits tax for grocery stores that purchase 10 percent of their products from registered farms.

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

““Registered farm” means a farm located in New Hampshire that has voluntarily enrolled in the registry established under this subdivision.”
RSA 12-O:77
“The department shall create and maintain a publicly accessible, voluntary self-registry of New Hampshire farms.”
RSA 12-O:78
“The department of business and economic affairs shall make rules under RSA 541-A relative to the creation and maintenance of the voluntary farm registry.”
RSA 12-O:79
“A business organization subject to taxation under this chapter that operates a grocery store within the state may claim a credit against the tax due under RSA 77-A for each taxable period in which the business organization:”
RSA 77-A:5-d

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDPrimeMinority Leader
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Rep. Nicholas GermanaDDeputy Democratic Floor Leader
  • Rep. Peter BixbyDRanking Member· Environment and Agriculture

Also: Sen. David WattersD, Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD, Sen. Donovan FentonD, Rep. Linda HaskinsD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Jan 29, 2026SenateCommittee report: Referred to Interim Study3–2
    Overall
    60% yea
  • Feb 5, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Referred to Interim Study3–2
    Overall
    60% yea
  • Feb 5, 2026SenateVoice voteRefer to Interim Studyadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 14, 2026Public hearingSenate Ways and Means1:50:30–1:51:491m 19slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Jan 29, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnamed in a list of bills, not taken up — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study; Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection — adopted
  • Feb 5, 2026Floor debateSenate floor5:31:52–5:35:093m 17slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study; Refer to Interim Study — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1
  2. Jan 14, 2026SenHearing: 01/14/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 10:20 am; SC 46
  3. Jan 29, 2026Sen: Referred to Interim Study, 01/29/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 3
  4. Jan 29, 2026SenSpecial Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
  5. Feb 5, 2026SenCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 02/05/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 4
  6. Feb 5, 2026SenRefer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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