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HB 1583 · 2026 · House · Municipal and County Government Committee

Special assessment districts for infrastructure

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permitting municipalities to establish special assessment districts for infrastructure improvements.

Authorizes municipalities to establish infrastructure-based special assessment districts to finance public improvements that directly benefit new development.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill authorizes municipalities to establish infrastructure-based special assessment districts to finance public improvements that directly benefit new development.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Joe SweeneyRPrimeDeputy Majority Leader

Public testimony

3 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

67% support33% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

The New Hampshire Rivers Management Advisory Committee supports HB 1583. No LOT is included. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have questions. Thank you.
Michele Tremblay, Webster · New Hampshire Rivers Management Advisory Committeesupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-309:00 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentGP 154Public hearing
  • 2026-02-179:00 amHouse Municipal and County GovernmentGP 154Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 27
  2. Jan 30, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/30/2026 09:55 am GP 154
  3. Feb 17, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/17/2026 09:00 am GP 154
  4. Feb 17, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 24
  5. Mar 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 30

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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