New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1144: amending the excavation tax rate.
Status: Failed, February 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act amending the excavation tax rate. SPONSORS: Rep. Schamberg, Merr. 6 COMMITTEE: Ways and Means ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill raises the excavation tax rate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT amending the excavation tax rate. SPONSORS: Rep. Schamberg, Merr. 6 COMMITTEE: Ways and Means ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill raises the excavation tax rate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2338 07/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT amending the excavation tax rate. I. Earth, as defined in RSA 155-E:1, I, shall be exempt from taxation as real property under RSA 72:6 and RSA 72:13. An excavation tax shall be assessed upon the excavation of earth against an owner as defined in RSA 72-B:2, VIII. Such tax shall be assessed at the rate of [$.02] $0.04 per cubic yard of earth excavated. The following are …
Sponsors
- Thomas Schamberg (D, 6) · primary sponsor
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