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HB 138 · 2025 · House · Municipal and County Government Committee

Tax impact notes on warrant articles

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relative to tax impact notation on warrant articles with multi-year tax impacts.

Requires a tax impact notation on special warrant articles with multi-year tax impacts in towns that have adopted tax impact notation requirements.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill requires a notation stating the estimated tax impact for any special warrant article with a multi-year tax impact in towns that have voted to require a notation stating the estimated tax impact of the annual budget and all special warrant articles.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Diane PauerRPrimeChair· Municipal and County Government
  • Rep. Vanessa SheehanRVice Chair· Legislative Administration
  • Rep. Walter SpilsburyRVice Chair· Education Funding
  • Rep. Daniel VeilleuxDDeputy Ranking Member· Transportation
  • Sen. Bill GannonRChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education

Also: Rep. Jose CambrilsR, Rep. Tony CaplanD, Rep. David FrachtD, Rep. Maureen MooneyR, Rep. David PreeceD

Public testimony

21 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

81% support19% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I support this in theory, but how does a revaluation cycle affect these 'estimations'. As most of NH has already seen, the latest round of revaluation was somewhat shocking with property values doubling in many cases.”
— Simon Berrio, Daltonsupports
“Granite State Taxpayers supports efforts and legislation to promote awareness of the financial impact on taxpayers of spending and taxing options, to institute and defend tax cap legislation, and promote better public awareness of the impacts of proposed projects and ballot choices.…”
— Ray Chadwick, BEDFORDsupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-279:00 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-03-109:30 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-04-229:15 amSenate Election Law and Municipal AffairsLOB 103Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 7
  2. Feb 27, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/27/2025 10:20 am LOB 301-303
  3. Mar 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/10/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
  4. Mar 10, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass 03/10/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 39
  5. Mar 19, 2025HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA DV 189-159 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 86
  7. Mar 27, 2025SenIntroduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10
  8. Apr 22, 2025SenHearing: 04/22/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 18
  9. May 8, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 05/08/2025; Vote 3-2; CC; SC 20
  10. May 8, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
  11. Jun 12, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
  12. Jun 12, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 26
  13. Jul 1, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 07/01/2025; Chapter 144; eff. 08/30/2025

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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