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SB 224 · 2025 · Senate · Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee

Higher veterans' property tax credit

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relative to increasing the maximum amount of the optional veterans' tax credit.

Allows towns and cities to adopt an increase in the optional veterans' tax credit against property taxes up to $1,000.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill allows towns and cities to adopt an increase of the optional veterans’ tax credit against property taxes up to $1000.

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 optional veterans' tax credit, upon adoption by a city or town pursuant to RSA 72:27-a, shall be an amount from $51 up to [$750] $1000.”
Section 1
“The optional veterans' tax credit shall replace the standard veterans' tax credit in its entirety and shall not be in addition thereto.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Bill GannonRPrimeChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Sen. David RochefortRChair· Health and Human Services
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip
  • Sen. Timothy LangRVice Chair· Election Law and Municipal Affairs
  • Sen. Daryl AbbasRPresident Pro Tempore
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Rep. Kenneth WeylerRChair· Finance

Also: Sen. Debra AltschillerD, Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. David WattersD, Rep. Sheri MinorR, Rep. Melissa LitchfieldR, Rep. Susan PorcelliR

Public testimony

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate3–1
    Overall
    75% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingSenate Election Law and Municipal Affairs46:18–47:261m 8slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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 Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3
  2. Feb 18, 2025SenHearing: 02/18/2025, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 10
  3. Mar 20, 2025Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/20/2025, Vote 3-1, CC; SC 13
  4. Mar 20, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/20/2025; SJ 8

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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