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HB 1383 · 2026 · House · Municipal and County Government Committee

Easier local tax cap overrides

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relative to methods for overriding local tax caps.

Removes the requirement that a municipality or district vote by official ballot to override a local tax cap.AI-generated

Status

Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; died at adjournment · February 2, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill removes the requirement that a municipality or district must vote by official ballot to override a local tax cap.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Eric TurerDPrime

Rep. James GruberD

Public testimony

5 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

60% support40% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Socialists would rejoice at eliminating democracy (the voice of the people) from large decisions which burden them.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-169:00 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentGP 154Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 18
  2. Jan 16, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/16/2026 09:25 am GP 154
  3. Jan 16, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/16/2026 09:25 am GP 154
  4. Jan 20, 2026HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/20/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 105
  5. Feb 2, 2026HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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