New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1227: relative to the calculation of the local tax cap.
Status: Failed, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the calculation of the local tax cap. Rep. Turer, Rock. 6; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill changes the calculation of the local tax cap to require that the amount of any new annual debt service approved by the legislative body as part of a bond vote at an annual or special meeting shall be included in the tax base once repayment begins. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the calculation of the local tax cap. Rep. Turer, Rock. 6; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill changes the calculation of the local tax cap to require that the amount of any new annual debt service approved by the legislative body as part of a bond vote at an annual or special meeting shall be included in the tax base once repayment begins. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2722 09/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the calculation of the local tax cap. I-a. If the local taxes raised for the prior …
Sponsors
- James Gruber (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Eric Turer (D, 6)
- Donovan Fenton (D, 10)