HB 1222 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
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\t10/04
HOUSE BILL\t1222
AN ACT\trelative to procedures for appraisals by assessing officials.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Fromuth, Hills. 7; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2
COMMITTEE:\tMunicipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill requires assessing officials to make 3 attempts for an in-person inspection of property before applying a statistical update to an appraisal for property tax purposes.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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\t10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to procedures for appraisals by assessing officials.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Paragraph; Appraisals of Property; Requirements Before Statistical Update. Amend RSA 21-J:11 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
\t\tIV. No appraisal made by a municipality or conducted by a business pursuant to a contract or agreement approved by the commissioner under this section shall apply a statistical update to a particular property until at least 3 attempts are made by the assessing official to conduct an in-person inspection of such property, and provided that the 3 attempts occur on different days and are made following a written request, with contact information and follow-up procedures provided after any failed attempt to inspect the property.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.