New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB585: relative to the property tax exemption for religious organizations.
Status: Failed, January 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the property tax exemption for religious organizations. Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 14; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22 COMMITTEE: Ways and Means ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill grants real estate property exemptions on rental properties owned by religious organizations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law ap.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2025:
AN ACT relative to the property tax exemption for religious organizations. Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 14; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22 COMMITTEE: Ways and Means ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill grants real estate property exemptions on rental properties owned by religious organizations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 25-0762 07/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT relative to the property tax exemption for religious organizations. III.(a) Houses of public worship, parish houses, church parsonages occupied by their pastors, convents, monasteries, buildings and the lands appertaining to them owned, used and occupied directly for religious training or for other religious purposes by any regularly …
Sponsors
- Joe Alexander (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Calvin Beaulier (R, 1)