HB 135 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0254
07/05
HOUSE BILL 135
AN ACT relative to the collection of sales taxes of foreign jurisdictions by New Hampshire businesses.
SPONSORS: Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill states that no New Hampshire business shall be required to collect sales taxes for a foreign jurisdiction unless mandated by Congress or New Hampshire law.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0254
07/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the collection of sales taxes of foreign jurisdictions by New Hampshire businesses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Foreign Sales Tax; Collection by New Hampshire Businesses Generally. Amend RSA 78-D by inserting after section 2 the following new section:
78-D:2-a Foreign Sales Taxes; Collection by New Hampshire Businesses Generally. Part I, Article 12 of the New Hampshire Constitution states in part: "Nor are the inhabitants of this State controllable by any other laws than those to which they, or their representative body, have given their consent.” Therefore, no New Hampshire business retailer shall be required to collect sales or use taxes for a foreign government or provide any information for the facilitation of collecting these taxes unless such collection is mandated by the Congress of the United States in accordance with the Commerce Clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, or by New Hampshire law.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
Jan. 29, 2025: Executive Session: 02/04/2025 01:30 pm LOB 202-204
Jan. 22, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 2 P. 7