# New Hampshire HB596: relative to reporting requirements for entities that collect meals and rooms taxes.

New Hampshire HB596, relative to reporting requirements for entities that collect meals and rooms taxes., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Paige (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-06 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 24) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB596
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to reporting requirements for entities that collect meals and rooms taxes.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-03-06, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 24
- Sponsor: David Paige (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Paige (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan W Almy (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-06: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 24 (House)
- 2025-02-14: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0396 (House)
- 2025-02-14: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2025 (Vote 16-4; RC) HC 14 P. 17 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Executive Session: 02/11/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 01:45 pm LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 3 P. 18 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6733)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6733)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB596-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).