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SB 275 · 2025 · Senate · Ways and Means Committee

Property tax relief for child care

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providing property tax relief for some child care agencies.

Provides property tax exemptions for certain child care agencies, reducing their local property tax obligations.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 27, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill provides property tax exemptions for some child care agencies.

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

“A town at an annual town meeting or the governing body of a city may vote to increase the amount of the exemption upon dormitories, dining rooms and kitchens.”
Section 1
“Facilities constructed using school building aid grants shall be used as instructional facilities for [kindergarten] preschool through grade 12 for at least 20 years.”
Section 3
“A school district or chartered public school that discontinues the use of the facilities within 20 years shall be required to repay the state 100 percent of the state grant received.”
Section 3
“Upon a showing of good cause by the school district or chartered public school, the commissioner of the department of education may waive this penalty in whole or part on a case by case basis.”
Section 3

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. David WattersDPrime
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Rep. Laurel StavisDRanking Member· Municipal and County Government

Also: Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 27, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate3–2
    Overall
    60% yea
  • Mar 27, 2025SenateRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted16–8How they voted
    Overall
    67% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    16–0100% yea
    Democrats
    0–80% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingSenate Ways and Means30:24–31:401m 16slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 27, 2025Floor debateSenate floor5:12:02–5:13:261m 24slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 16-8; SB 275 was Removed from the Consent Calendar

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 3
  2. Feb 5, 2025SenHearing: 02/05/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 8
  3. Mar 27, 2025Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/27/2025, Vote 3-2, CC; SC 14
  4. Mar 27, 2025SenSB 275 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
  5. Mar 27, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/27/2025; SJ 9

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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