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HB 544 · 2025 · House · Municipal and County Government Committee

Local public safety fee on hotel stays

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relative to an optional local public safety assessment on certain room occupancies.

Allows a municipality to impose an optional public safety assessment on hotel room occupancies to address public safety concerns related to increased tourism and transient traffic.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill allows a municipality to collect a public safety assessment on hotel occupancies to address public safety concerns related to increased tourism and transient traffic.

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 legislative body of a municipality may vote to collect a public safety assessment on each occupancy, as defined in RSA 78-A:3, XI, of each hotel, and from each room facilitator, as defined in RSA 78-A:3, XIX-a, for the purpose of establishing funding for municipal services as described in paragraph II.”
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“"Hotel" means the same as defined under RSA 78-A:3, VII; and (b) "Occupant" means the same as defined under RSA 78-A:3, XII.”
RSA 353:11
“The revenues collected shall be deposited in a capital reserve fund, tourism support fund, revolving fund, or other special revenue fund as may be authorized by the legislative body of the municipality.”
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“Such funds shall be used to augment funding for the cost of municipal services associated with the increase in tourism and transient traffic.”
RSA 353:11

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. David PaigeDPrimeRanking Member· Housing
  • Sen. Mark McConkeyRChair· Capital Budget
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader

Also: Rep. Thomas BucoD, Rep. Jonathan SmithR, Rep. Charlie St. ClairD, Rep. Stephen WoodcockD

Public testimony

9 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

44% support56% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Don't let them fool you. They are looking for unused capacity to stash illegal aliens.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

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 3, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate18–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 10, 2025Public hearingHouse Municipal and County Government1:16:55–1:18:031m 8slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 3, 2025Public hearingHouse Municipal and County Government4:31:21–4:35:424m 21slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 15
  2. Feb 10, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/10/2025 10:20 am LOB 301-303
  3. Mar 3, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 301-303
  4. Mar 3, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC)
  5. Mar 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 18

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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