HB 1293
taxing certain properties owned by charitable or non-profit organizations.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | INTERIM STUDY |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/19/2026 |
| LSR number | 2821 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H28 |
Where it stands
House: INTERIM STUDY
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
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In practice this often ends a bill's progress for the term.
Sponsors
Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8, Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Ways and Means
- January 29, 2026Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 11:30 am GP 154
- February 2, 2026Full Committee Work Session: 02/02/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
- February 2, 2026Executive Session: 02/02/2026 02:00 pm GP 159
- February 6, 2026Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 02/02/2026 (Vote 18-1; CC)
- February 19, 2026Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 02/19/2026
- June 15, 2026Full Committee Work Session: 06/15/2026 10:00 am GP 159
- June 15, 2026Executive Session: 06/15/2026 11:00 am GP 159
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Refer for Interim Study
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Committee — REFER FOR INTERIM STUDY
This bill would amend RSA 72:23 to tax the value and lands of charitable organizations and societies that exceed $1,000,000 in any municipality and have it be taxable at the municipal rate. A town at an annual meeting, or governing body of a city, may vote to increase the amount of the exemption. If a municipality and the charitable organization or society mutually enter into a written agreement for a voluntary payment in lieu of taxes in accordance with RSA 72:23-n, this shall not apply during the duration of the agreement. During the public hearing, we heard testimony from municipalities and the New Hampshire Municipal Association that supported the bill. We also heard testimony from numerous charitable organizations and non-profits that opposed the bill. Based upon the conflicting testimony, the majority of the committee chose to send this to Interim Study. Vote 18-1.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 29, 2026 at 11:30Ways and Means public hearing recording 2:10:13–3:37:19, about 87 min (estimated)
- February 2, 2026 at 13:00Ways and Means full committee work session recording 3:59:00–3:59:30, about 0 min (estimated)
- February 2, 2026 at 14:00Ways and Means executive session recording 5:31:13–5:37:21, about 6 min (estimated)
- February 19, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- June 15, 2026 at 10:00Ways and Means full committee work session recording 0:50:31–0:53:31, about 3 min (estimated)
- June 15, 2026 at 11:00Ways and Means executive session recording 1:29:30–1:32:42, about 3 min (estimated)
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