HB 1380-LOCAL
requiring the assessment of real property and land be based on replacement or cost-based value.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/19/2026 |
| LSR number | 2918 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H18 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
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Sponsors
Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19, Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2, DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3, Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2, Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
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 Municipal and County Government
- January 30, 2026Public Hearing: 01/30/2026 09:15 am GP 154
- February 3, 2026Executive Session: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153
- February 10, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/03/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC)
- February 19, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026
Votes
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Inexpedient to Legislate
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 — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
This bill proposes to create a new chapter in RSA 75 titled “The Replacement Value Property Assessment Act” (SAFE). Under the Act, real property would be assessed in an entirely different way than how it is currently valued by the Department of Revenue Administration (DRA). Rather than basing assessments on comparative sales of properties in the municipality, the SAFE Act would base them only on current replacement value. The bill’s sponsor cited rapidly rising sale prices of New Hampshire homes as evidence of speculation rather than actual value, and claimed that basing those prices on replacement cost alone would lower taxes for homeowners. The committee heard testimony from the DRA as well as assessors who showed that the system this bill proposes is unworkable for a number of reasons. To cite just two, the bill requires the DRA to produce an Annual Report, beginning in 2028, listing categories such as the number and outcome of taxpayer appeals under the new, proposed system and the average change in assessed value compared to what they would have been under the previous system. The bill also, if passed and signed into law, would have an effective date of July 1, 2026. The DRA stated that it would be nearly impossible to convert to this system and, even if it were, would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, require more employees, and take several years to implement. The agency further stated that the Annual Report mandated in this bill relied on data to which the DRA does not have access. For these reasons and because of similar testimony from assessors who appeared at the hearing, the committee recommendation is Inexpedient to Legislate. Vote 18-0.
Hearings and recordings
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- January 30, 2026 at 09:15Municipal and County Government public hearing recording 0:36:29–0:57:48, about 21 min (estimated)
- February 3, 2026 at 11:15Municipal and County Government executive session recording 2:13:00–2:13:30, about 0 min (estimated)
- February 19, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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