New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1278: allowing municipalities, cities, and towns a grace period to adopt a simple-majority tax cap override procedure in perpetuity.
Status: Failed, February 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act allowing municipalities, cities, and towns a grace period to adopt a simple-majority tax cap override procedure in perpetuity. Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows municipalities, cities, and towns a grace period to adopt a simple-majority tax cap override procedure in perpetuity. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT allowing municipalities, cities, and towns a grace period to adopt a simple-majority tax cap override procedure in perpetuity. Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows municipalities, cities, and towns a grace period to adopt a simple-majority tax cap override procedure in perpetuity. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2851 07/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT allowing municipalities, cities, and towns a grace period to adopt a simple-majority tax cap override procedure in perpetuity. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Eric Turer (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- James Gruber (D, 16)