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NH SB514

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Keith Murphy

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits local legislative bodies from amending ballot questions related to municipal tax cap changes, ensuring voters see the original proposed question without modification

  • Requires that appropriation questions exceeding local tax caps be voted on by separate ballot rather than on the official ballot used to elect officers (except for towns using official ballot/SB2 meetings)

  • Applies the amendment restriction to both town/district tax cap adoptions under RSA 32:5-c and school district budget cap adoptions under RSA 32:5-f

  • Applies automatically to any local tax cap adopted before the effective date without requiring municipalities to re-adopt or amend existing caps

  • Takes effect 60 days after passage

Legislative Description

Preventing ballot questions concerning alterations to municipal tax caps from being altered by local legislative bodies.

Last Action

Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 02/19/2026; Senate Journal 4

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Election Law and Municipal Affairs11/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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