CHAPTER 164
SB 317-LOCAL - FINAL VERSION
02/03/2022 0173s
2022 SESSION
22-3033
10/08
SENATE BILL 317-LOCAL
AN ACT reducing the interest rate for abatements of paid property taxes.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Rep. Renzullo, Hills. 37; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 37; Rep. A. Lekas, Hills. 37; Rep. T. Lekas, Hills. 37
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill reduces the interest rate applied to the amount of paid property taxes abated by a municipality.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/03/2022 0173s 22-3033
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT reducing the interest rate for abatements of paid property taxes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
164:1 Abatement of Property Taxes; Interest Rate. Amend RSA 76:17-a to read as follows:
76:17-a Interest. Whenever, after taxes have been paid, the selectmen, the board of tax and land appeals, or the superior court, as the case may be, grant an abatement of taxes, they shall award interest on the amount of taxes abated at the rate of [6] 4 percent per annum from the date the taxes were paid to the date of refund.
164:2 Applicability. The amendment to RSA 76:17-a by section 1 of this act shall apply to taxable periods beginning on or after April 1, 2022.
164:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect April 1, 2022.
Approved: June 07, 2022
Effective Date: April 01, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 19, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 3, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 7, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| April 18, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
June 8, 2022: Signed by the Governor on 06/07/2022; Chapter 0164; Effective 04/01/2022
May 27, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
May 27, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
May 27, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
May 27, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
May 4, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
April 27, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC)
April 6, 2022: Executive Session: 04/18/2022 10:00 am LOB 301-303
March 29, 2022: Public Hearing: 04/07/2022 02:30 pm LOB 301-303
March 23, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Municipal and County Government
Feb. 3, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0173s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/03/2022; SJ 2
Feb. 3, 2022: Committee Amendment # 2022-0173s, AA, VV; 02/03/2022; SJ 2
Jan. 26, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0173s, 02/03/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 5
Jan. 20, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0173s; Vote 5-0; CC
Dec. 29, 2021: Hearing: 01/19/2022, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 1
Dec. 14, 2021: To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1