New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1383: relative to methods for overriding local tax caps.
Status: Failed, February 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to methods for overriding local tax caps. Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill removes the requirement that a municipality or district must vote by official ballot to override a local tax cap. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struc.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to methods for overriding local tax caps. Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill removes the requirement that a municipality or district must vote by official ballot to override a local tax cap. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3168 04/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to methods for overriding local tax caps. III. The legislative body may override the cap by the usual procedures applicable to annual meetings of the legislative body, provided that: when a proposed appropriation will cause the amount of local taxes raised by the town or district to exceed the …
Sponsors
- Eric Turer (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- James Gruber (D, 16)