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SB 105 · 2025 · Senate · Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee

Allowing town budget caps

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enabling towns to adopt budget caps.

Enables towns to adopt budget caps that limit the annual growth of municipal appropriations.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · June 25, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✓House
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill enables towns to adopt budget caps.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Keith MurphyRPrimeDeputy President Pro Tempore
  • Sen. James GrayRChair· Election Law and Municipal Affairs
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
  • Rep. Diane PauerRChair· Municipal and County Government

Public testimony

141 signed in online · 23 wrote testimony

9% support90% oppose1% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This is another attempt to insert statewide mandates over a town’s ability to already meet, discuss and decide if they would like to go in the direction of considering and adopting budget caps.”
— James Mason, Hancockopposes
“All towns voting on budget caps rejected them. It makes no sense for this bill to be passed--we are not a nanny state and we believe in local control.”
— Claudia Damon, CONCORDopposes
“OPPOSE SB105 Stop imposing state mandated caps on local communities! Robin Helrich Hopkinton”
— Robin Helrich, Hopkintonopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-189:15 amSenate Election Law and Municipal AffairsLOB 103Public hearing
  • 2025-04-0710:00 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentLOB 301-303Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-04-2810:00 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentLOB 301-303Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3
  2. Feb 18, 2025SenHearing: 02/18/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 10
  3. Mar 6, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 11 P. 111
  6. Apr 7, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/07/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303
  7. Apr 28, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 04/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303
  8. Apr 28, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1626h 04/28/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 23 P. 15
  9. Apr 30, 2025HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
  10. May 8, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1626h: AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 49
  11. May 8, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1626h: MA RC 193-168 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 50
  12. May 15, 2025SenSen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, RC 15Y-8N, MA; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  13. Jun 12, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
  14. Jun 12, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 24
  15. Jun 24, 2025SenSigned by the Governor on 06/24/2025; Chapter 0131; Effective 08/23/2025

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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