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SB 220 · 2026 · Senate · Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee

Hearings for denied tax exemptions

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relative to public hearings and deliberation for the denial of tax exemptions.

Allows taxpayers whose applications for tax credits or exemptions have been denied to request and hold a public hearing with the assessing official who made the decision.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · January 7, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill enables taxpayers whose applications for tax credits or exemptions have been denied to request and hold a public hearing with the assessing official who rendered that decision.

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 public hearing shall be held within 45 days of the taxpayers' receipt of assessing officials' written decision as required by RSA 72:34, IV.”
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“The assessing officials or selectmen shall render an immediate decision as to whether their prior exemption, deferral, or credit decision should be upheld prior to the conclusion of the public hearing.”
Section 1
“A public notice of the hearing shall be placed in a local newspaper of general circulation in the area not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the hearing.”
Section 1
“The notice shall be posted in 2 places where the municipality regularly posts notices of its governing body meetings.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Daryl AbbasRPrimePresident Pro Tempore

Public testimony

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee report: Rereferred to Committee4–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateVoice voteRereferred to Committeeadopted
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingSenate Election Law and Municipal Affairs40:44–45:024m 18slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee; Rereferred to Committee — adopted, voice vote
  • Jan 7, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 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 11, 2025SenHearing: 02/11/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 9
  3. Mar 6, 2025Sen: Rereferred to Committee, 03/06/2025, Vote 4-0, CC SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenRereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Jan 7, 2026Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 01/07/2026; SC 46
  6. Jan 7, 2026SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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