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HB1385 • 2026

prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jay Markell (R), Wayne MacDonald (R), Lilli Walsh (R), Bob Lynn (R), Jodi Nelson (R)
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

What This Bill Does

  • prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 29

  2. 2026-02-24 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 22

  3. 2026-02-11 H

    Executive Session: 02/17/2026 09:00 am GP 154

  4. 2026-01-14 H

    Public Hearing: 01/23/2026 09:15 am GP 154

  5. 2025-12-04 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 18

Official Summary Text

prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1385 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-3175
07/08

HOUSE BILL
1385

AN ACT
prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

SPONSORS: Rep. Markell, Rock. 18; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 16; Rep. Nelson, Rock. 13; Rep. L. Walsh, Rock. 15

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

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ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits the department of revenue administration from accepting any negative tax rates for any locality which has minimal or no public education cost in its budget but contains taxable property.

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26-3175
07/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
prohibiting the use of negative property tax rates in certain municipalities.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; The State and Its Government; Department of Revenue Administration; Prohibition on Negative Tax Rates. Amend RSA 21-J by inserting after section 35 the following new section:
21-J:35-a Prohibition on Negative Tax Rates. The department of revenue administration shall be prohibited from accepting or setting any negative tax rates for any locality which has minimal or no public education cost in its budget but contains taxable property.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.