Revision: June 4, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Sen. Avard, Dist 12
May 27, 2025
2025-2494s
07/08
Floor Amendment to HB 71-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT prohibiting school facilities from sheltering aliens, relative to department of health and human services contracts, and requiring the use of public notices before re-assessment of property values for tax purposes.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 2 with the following:
3 Appraisal of Taxable Property; Annual Appraisal; Municipalities Over 10,000; 45-Day Notice of Revaluation. Amend RSA 75:8-b to read as follows:
75:8-b Annual Appraisal; Municipalities Over 10,000. Except when assessing real estate under RSA 75:8-a, any municipality with a population over 10,000 as determined pursuant to RSA 78-A:25 intending to appraise real estate annually at market value, as defined in RSA 75:1, shall authorize such annual appraisal by a majority vote of the governing body. The governing body shall hold 2 public hearings regarding the annual appraisal process at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior to the governing body's authorization vote. Any municipality with a population over 10,000 as determined pursuant to RSA 78-A:25 annually appraising real estate at market value shall provide notification of changes to the assessed valuation at least 45 days prior to the issuance of the final tax bill[, either]. Such notice shall be by individual notice to the property owner, by public notice in a local newspaper of general circulation, by public notice on the municipalities' main website or any social media accounts utilized by the municipality, and public notice posted in the 2 places where the municipality regularly posts notices of its governing body meetings, [or] and by any other means deemed appropriate by the governing body.
4 New Section; Five-Year Valuation Notice. Amend RSA 75 by inserting after section 8-b the following new section:
75:8-c Five Year Valuation Notice. Any municipality that conducts a reappraisal of property pursuant to RSA 75:8-a shall provide notification of changes to the assessed valuation at least 45 days prior to the issuance of the final tax bill. Such notice shall be by individual notice to the property owner, by public notice in a local newspaper of general circulation, by public notice on the municipalities' main website and any social media accounts utilized by the municipality, by public notice posted in the 2 places where the municipality regularly posts notices of its governing body meetings, and by any other means deemed appropriate by the governing body.
5 Applicability. Section 2 of this act shall apply to contracts or contract amendments entered into on or after the effective date of that section.
6 Repeal. Section 2 of this act, relative to department of health and human services contracts, is repealed.
I. Section 6 of this act shall take effect November 30, 2026.
II. Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Prohibits the use of public schools or institutions of higher learning from providing shelter for specified aliens who have not been admitted to the United States, absent a specified disaster.
II. Requires the department of health and human services to include references to the patients' bill of rights in contracts and contract addenda.
III. Requires municipalities to post a public notice prior to conducting any annual or 5-year revaluation of property.