# New Hampshire SB636: establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs.

New Hampshire SB636, establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Donovan Fenton (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-29 (Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 01/29/2026; SJ 2) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB636
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-01-29, Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
- Sponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (16 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anita D Burroughs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Inexpedient to Legislate | pass | 16 | 8 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-29: Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 01/29/2026; SJ 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/29/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2025-12-10: Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 10:05 am; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22315)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22315)

## 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-SB636-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).