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NH SB514
Bill
Status
11/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Keith Murphy
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AI Summary
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Prohibits local legislative bodies from amending ballot questions related to municipal tax cap changes, ensuring voters see the original proposed question without modification
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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)
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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
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Applies automatically to any local tax cap adopted before the effective date without requiring municipalities to re-adopt or amend existing caps
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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