53 CENTURY BOULEVARD SUITE 250 NASHVILLE, TN 37214 VOTING RECORD INSIDE ARE YOUR LEGISLATORS WORKING FOR SMALL BUSINESS? . NH .com/ NFIB at Stay connected to small business business small to connected Stay 2017-2018 | New Hampshire YOUR LEGISLATORS’ VOTING RECORD ON VOTING RECORD SMALL BUSINESS ISSUES 2017-2018 EDITION Roll call votes by your state legislators on key small business issues are listed here. Although this Voting Record does not reflect all elements considered by a lawmaker when voting, nor does it represent a complete profile of a legislator, it can be a guide in evaluating your legislators’ attitude toward small business. Please thank those legislators who supported small business. 2017 2018 1. NH 2 YEAR BUDGET BILL, HB 517: Relative to state 6. FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE, HB 628: This fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. This bill establishes a system of paid family and medical budget includes additional business tax cuts. A leave insurance. A “no” vote in the House supports “yes” vote on the Committee of Conference the NFIB position. Passed the House 171–162, report supports the NFIB position. Passed the March 22, 2018. A “yes” vote in the Senate on the House 212–161, June 22, 2017. Passed the Senate motion to defeat the bill supports the NFIB posi- 14–9, June 22, 2017. tion. Killed in the Senate 14–10, April 26, 2018. 2. RIGHT TO WORK, SB 11: Prohibits collective bargain- 7. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REFORM BILL, SB 318: ing agreements that require employees to join a Relative to posting and notification requirements labor union. A “yes” vote in the Senate supports for employers, establishing criteria for workplace the NFIB position. Passed the Senate 12–11, Jan. inspections, and amending certain provisions of the 19, 2017. A “no” vote in the House to overturn youth employment law. A “yes” vote on the Com- the inexpedient to legislate motion supports mittee of Conference report supports the NFIB the NFIB position. Killed in the House 200–177, position. Passed the Senate 12–11, May 23, 2018, Feb.16, 2017. and passed the House 182–156, May 23, 2018. 3. BI-WEEKLY PAY, HB 194: Permits employers to pay 8. UNUSED VACATION TIME, HB 1201: This bill requires wages to employees weekly or biweekly (Senate an employer to pay its employees for earned but only). A “yes” vote supports the NFIB position. unused vacation time (House only). A “no” vote Passed in the Senate 13–10, April 20, 2017. The bill on the bill supports the NFIB position. Passed passed the House, but there was no roll call vote in in the House 192–139, March 15, 2018. The Senate the House. eventually killed this bill on a voice vote. 4. MINIMUM WAGE, HB 115: This bill establishes a state 9. HEALTHCARE FOR ALL, HB 1241: Establishes a minimum hourly wage and provides for annual commission to study the benefits and cost of a readjustment of the minimum wage (House only). A “healthcare for all” program in NH (House only). A “yes” vote on the motion to defeat the bill sup- “yes” vote on the motion to defeat the bill sup- ports the NFIB position. Defeated in the House ports the NFIB position. Defeated in the House 193–169, March 9, 2017. 176–149, March 6, 2018. 5. MINIMUM WAGE, SB 83: This bill establishes a state 10. BUSINESS TAXES, HB 1292: This bill changes the minimum hourly wage (Senate only). A “yes” vote effective dates of the rate reductions to the busi- on the motion to defeat the bill supports the ness profits tax and the business enterprise tax to NFIB position. Defeated in the Senate 14–9, March the beginning of the respective calendar year. In 16, 2017. essence, it expedites the start date for the business NFIB | BRUCE BERKE, NH STATE DIRECTOR | 603-228-2370 | NFIB.COM/NH | @NFIB tax cuts by six months (Senate only). A “no” vote on 11. PREDICTIVE SCHEDULING, SB 422: This bill requires floor amendment #2018-1161 supports the NFIB an employer to give 14 days’ advance notice of work position. The floor amendment would have required schedules to their employees (Senate only). A “yes” benchmarks be reached prior to the new tax cuts vote on the motion to table the bill supports becoming effective. Amendment was defeated in the the NFIB position. Defeated in the Senate 14–10, Senate 9–14, and the original bill passed. March 8, 2018. VOTING KEY Y = Voted Yes * = Did not vote N = Voted No N/A = Not enough votes to score (5 required) % = Percentage of votes aligned to NFIB position SENATE VOTING RECORD ISSUE NUMBER 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 % NFIB POSITION Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% LEGISLATOR Kevin Avard Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% Regina Birdsell Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% Jeb Bradley Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% Sharon Carson Y N Y Y Y N N Y 75% Kevin Cavanaugh * * * * N N * N N/A Lou D'Allesandro N N N N N N Y N 0% Gary Daniels Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% Dan Feltes N N N N N N Y N 0% Harold French Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% Martha Fuller Clark N N N N N * Y N 0% William Gannon Y Y N Y Y N N Y 75% Bob Giuda Y * Y Y Y Y N Y 100% James Gray Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% Martha Hennessey N N N N N N Y N 0% Daniel Innis Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% Jay Kahn N N N N N N Y N 0% Chuck Morse Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% John Reagan Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% Donna Soucy N N N N N N Y N 0% Ruth Ward Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y 100% David Watters N N N N N N Y N 0% Jeff Woodburn N N N N N N Y N 0% NFIB | BRUCE BERKE, NH STATE DIRECTOR | 603-228-2370 | NFIB.COM/NH | @NFIB HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTING RECORD ISSUE NUMBER 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 % NFIB POSITION Y N Y N Y N Y 100% LEGISLATOR Michael Abbott N Y N Y N Y N 0% Marc Abear Y N Y N Y Y Y 86% Richard Abel N Y N Y N Y N 0% Patrick Abrami Y N Y N Y N Y 100% Glen Aldrich N N Y N Y N Y 86% Caroletta Alicea N Y N * N * * N/A Mary Allen Y N Y N Y Y Y 86% Susan Almy N Y N Y N Y N 0% Debra Altschiller N Y N Y N Y N 0% Richard Ames N Y N Y N Y N 0% Keith Ammon Y N Y N Y N Y 100% Lino Avellani Y N Y N Y N Y 100% Jessica Ayala N Y N * * Y * N/A Robert Backus N Y N Y N Y N 0% Brad Bailey Y N Y * Y * Y 100% Alfred Baldasaro Y N Y N Y N Y 100% Arthur Barnes Y * Y N Y Y * 80% Benjamin Baroody N Y N Y N Y N 0% Richard Barry Y N Y N Y * Y 100% Christy Bartlett N Y N Y N Y N 0% David Bates Y N Y N * N Y 100% Philip Bean Y Y Y Y Y N N 57% Steven Beaudoin Y N Y N Y * * 100% Jane Beaulieu N Y N Y N Y N 0% James Belanger Y N Y N Y Y Y 86% Travis Bennett N Y N Y N Y N 0% Paul Berch N Y N Y N Y N 0% Skip Berrien N Y N Y N Y N 0% NFIB | BRUCE BERKE, NH STATE DIRECTOR | 603-228-2370 | NFIB.COM/NH | @NFIB ISSUE NUMBER 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 % NFIB POSITION Y N Y N Y N Y 100% LEGISLATOR Roger Berube N Y * Y N Y * 0% Barbara Biggie Y N * N Y N Y 100% David Binford Y N Y * Y * Y 100% Peter Bixby N Y N Y * Y N 0% John Bordenet N Y N Y N Y Y 14% Amanda Bouldin N * Y Y N Y N 17% Skylar Boutin N N N Y * * N 20% Martin Bove Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 57% Michael Brewster N N N * * * Y N/A Duane Brown Y N Y N Y * Y 100% Thomas Buco Y Y * Y N Y N 17% Charlie Burns Y N * N * * * N/A Delmar Burridge N Y N Y N Y N 0% John Burt Y N Y N Y N Y 100% Wayne Burton N Y N Y N Y N 0% Edward Butler N Y N Y * Y N 0% Frank Byron Y N Y N Y N * 100% Michael Cahill N Y N Y N Y N 0% Jacqueline Cali-Pitts N Y N Y N Y N 0% Polly Campion N Y N Y N Y N 0% John Carr Y N Y * Y * Y 100% Clyde Carson N Y N Y N Y N 0% Gene Chandler Y N Y * * * * N/A Shannon Chandley N Y N Y N Y N 0% Francis Chase Y Y Y * Y N Y 83% Brian Chirichiello Y Y * * Y N * N/A Chris Christensen Y N Y N * Y Y 83% Rick Christie Y N Y N Y Y Y 86% Jacalyn Cilley N Y N Y * Y N 0% Skip Cleaver N Y N Y * Y N 0% NFIB | BRUCE BERKE, NH STATE DIRECTOR | 603-228-2370 | NFIB.COM/NH | @NFIB ISSUE NUMBER 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 % NFIB POSITION Y N Y N Y N Y 100% LEGISLATOR John Cloutier N Y N Y N Y N 0% Ed Comeau N N Y N Y * Y 83% Barbara Comtois Y N Y N Y N Y 100% Casey Conley * * * Y N Y * N/A Erika Connors * * * Y N Y N N/A Allen Cook Y N Y Y Y Y Y 71% Glenn Cordelli Y N Y N Y N Y 100% Patricia Cornell N Y N Y N Y N 0% Michael Costable * N Y * Y N Y 100% David Cote N Y N * N * * N/A Karel Crawford Y Y * * Y Y * N/A Robert Renny Cushing N Y N Y N Y N 0% David Danielson Y N N N Y Y Y 71% Stephen Darrow Y N N N Y N Y 86% Debra DeSimone Y N Y N * N Y 100% Edith DesMarais N * * Y N Y N 0% Glen Dickey Y N Y N Y N Y 100% Charlotte DiLorenzo N Y N Y N Y N 0% Linda DiSilvestro N Y N Y N Y N 0% David Doherty N Y N Y N Y N 0% Daniel Donovan Y N Y N Y Y Y 86% Roger Dontonville N Y N Y N Y N 0% Patricia Dowling Y Y N Y N Y Y 29% Caleb Dyer Y N Y N * N Y 100% Daniel Eaton N Y N Y N * N 0% Karen Ebel N Y N * N Y N 0% Michael Edgar N Y N Y N Y N 0% Elizabeth Edwards N Y N * N Y * 0% Jess Edwards Y N Y N Y N Y 100% Joel Elber N Y N Y N Y N 0% NFIB | BRUCE BERKE, NH STATE DIRECTOR | 603-228-2370 | NFIB.COM/NH | @NFIB ISSUE NUMBER 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 % NFIB POSITION Y N Y N Y N Y 100% LEGISLATOR Robert Elliott Y N Y Y * Y Y 67% Donna Ellis N Y N * N Y N 0% J.