HB 593 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
10/05
HOUSE BILL 593
AN ACT establishing a committee to study extending the due date for final property tax bills.
SPONSORS: Rep. Tucker, Rock 23; Rep. Notter, Hills 21; Rep. L. Ober, Hills 37; Rep.?Baldasaro, Rock 5; Rep. Coffey, Hills 25; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill establishes a committee to study extending the due date for final property tax bills.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0715
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT establishing a committee to study extending the due date for final property tax bills.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study extending the due date for final property tax bills.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Five members of the house of representatives, 2 of whom shall be members of the municipal and county government committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study extending the due date for final property tax bills. The committee shall consider a change to March 1 for the due date for final payment of local property taxes under RSA 72. The committee shall include consideration of the effect of such change on dates for partial tax payments, cash flow of municipalities, abatement procedures, and any other matters where the committee determines an extension of the due date for the final property tax bill will affect the administration of the property tax laws by the state, the counties, and municipalities.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2013.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.