CHAPTER 87
SB 91-FN - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-1127
07/05
SENATE BILL 91-FN
AN ACT allowing one-time special appraisals of residences located in commercial zones.
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows owners of a residence in an industrial or commercial zone to file one application for a special appraisal of the residence based on its current use as a residence.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1127
07/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT allowing one-time special appraisals of residences located in commercial zones.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
87:1 Taxation; Appraisal of Taxable Property; Appraisal of Residences. Amend RSA 75:11, I to read as follows:
I. The owner of record of any residence located in an industrial or commercial zone may apply on or before April 15 of any [each] year to the selectmen or assessors, on a form prepared by the selectmen or assessors, for a special appraisal of the residence [for that year], based upon its value at its current use as a residence. After the initial application, reapplication shall not be required [may be made on a form which shall be sent to the applicant by the assessing officials with the inventory blank]. If any owner shall satisfy the assessing officials that the owner was prevented by accident, mistake or misfortune from filing said application on or before April 15, the officials may receive the application at a later date and classify the residence under this section; but no such application shall be received after the local tax rate has been approved by the commissioner of revenue administration for that year.
87:2 Repeal. RSA 75:11, VII, relative to reapplication for a current use assessment, is repealed.
87:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect April 1, 2026.
Approved: June 10, 2025
Effective Date: April 01, 2026
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 15, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 11, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0087; Effective 04/01/2026
June 3, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15
June 3, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15
May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 7
April 17, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/15/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 22 P. 10
April 17, 2025: Executive Session: 04/08/2025 09:30 am LOB 305
April 1, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 09:30 am LOB 305
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 11 P. 110
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
Feb. 13, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 11
Jan. 23, 2025: Hearing: 01/28/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 7
Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3