HB 1278 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2851
07/06
HOUSE BILL 1278
SPONSORS: Rep. Turer, Rock. 6; Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows municipalities, cities, and towns a grace period to adopt a simple-majority tax cap override procedure in perpetuity.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2851
07/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Municipal Budget Law; Method to Override Local Tax Cap. Amend 2025, 170:2 to read as follows:
170:2 Applicability. RSA 32:5-b, as amended by section 1 of this act, shall apply to the local tax caps adopted prior to the effective date of this act and shall not require local amendment or re-adoption by the town or district; however, a municipality that adopted the provisions of RSA 32:5-b prior to September 13, 2025 may vote to re-adopt the provisions of RSA 32:5-b, III that existed before September 13, 2025. The vote shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of RSA 39:3, RSA 31:131, and the usual procedures applicable to annual meetings and deliberative sessions of the legislative body. Such vote shall be required to take place prior to July 1, 2028.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 16, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 20, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 5, 2026: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3
Jan. 29, 2026: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/20/2026 (Vote 16-2; CC) HC 5 P. 11
Jan. 22, 2026: Executive Session: 01/16/2026 09:15 am GP 154
Jan. 8, 2026: Public Hearing: 01/16/2026 09:15 am GP 154
Dec. 1, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government