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HB 137 · 2025 · House · Education Funding Committee

Excess education tax fund allocation

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relative to allocating excess statewide education property tax funds for local school and municipal purposes.

Allocates excess statewide education property tax funds to the local municipality for other school and municipal purposes.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill allocates excess statewide education property tax funds to the local municipality for other school and municipal purposes.

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

“The commissioner shall issue a warrant under the commissioner's hand and official seal for the amount computed in paragraph I to the selectmen or assessors of each municipality by December 15 directing them to assess such sum and pay it to the municipality for the use of the school district or districts.”
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“Such sums shall be assessed at such times as may be prescribed for other taxes assessed by such selectmen or assessors of the municipality.”
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“Any such sum collected in excess of the adequacy grant under RSA 198:40-a by a municipality shall remain with the municipality for the use of the school district or districts.”
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“At the time the warrant is issued pursuant to paragraph II, the commissioner shall report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairs of the senate and house education committees, and the commissioner of education, a statement of the education tax warrants to be issued for the tax year commencing April 1 of the succeeding year.”
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Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Glenn CordelliRPrime
  • Rep. Kenneth WeylerRChair· Finance
  • Sen. Mark McConkeyRChair· Capital Budget

Public testimony

74 signed in online · 8 wrote testimony

12% support88% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I support leaving "excess" SWEPT funds in the community where they are raised. New London uses all SWEPT funds for education in the Kearsarge REgional School District. Thank you.”
— Bebe Casey, New Londonsupports
“Any excess SWEPT should be sent to the Education Trust Fund to be distributed to municipalities that didn't raise enough through SWEPT for the state to meet its constitutional obligation to fund an adequate education. HB137 should be voted inexpedient to legislate.”
— Rina Petit, Litchfieldopposes
“All excess SWEPT should be sent to the Education Trust Fund to be distributed to municipalities that didn't raise enough through SWEPT for the state to meet its constitutional obligation to fund an adequate education. Please vote HB137 inexpedient to legislate. Thank you.”
— John Petit, Litchfieldopposes
“No, this bill ties the hands of the school districts to spend the money raised. It isn't enough money to begin with. This bill intends to fill the state's coffers from money directed to the schools, while the state reduces so many sources of revenue that it is mind-boggling.…”
— Sharon Racusin, Hanoveropposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 12, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate15–3
    Overall
    83% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 30, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding6:01:08–6:22:4421m 36slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding21:49–47:4825m 59slocated in the stream transcriptFull Committee Work Session
  • Mar 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Education FundingWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floor48:34–49:421m 8slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 2 P. 7
  2. Jan 30, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/30/2025 03:30 pm LOB 205-207
  3. Feb 12, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
  4. Mar 11, 2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
  5. Mar 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/12/2025 10:30 am LOB 201
  6. Mar 12, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 03/12/2025 (Vote 15-3; RC) HC 17 P. 27
  7. Mar 18, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  8. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 52

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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