# New Hampshire HB1427: limiting the authority of a municipality, county, or school district to issue bonds.

New Hampshire HB1427, limiting the authority of a municipality, county, or school district to issue bonds., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Donald S McFarlane (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 234-112 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 95) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1427
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: limiting the authority of a municipality, county, or school district to issue bonds.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-19
- Last action: 2026-02-19, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 234-112 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 95
- Sponsor: Donald S McFarlane (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (234 yes, 112 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donald S McFarlane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Diane E. Kelley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda McGrath (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marie Louise Bjelobrk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Murphy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ross Berry
- Cosponsor: Travis James Corcoran (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | House | ITL | pass | 234 | 112 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-19: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 234-112 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 95 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2026 (Vote 13-5; RC) HC 7 P. 36 (House)
- 2026-02-05: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/10/2026 09:00 am GP 154 (House)
- 2026-01-28: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 154 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Public Hearing: 01/23/2026 10:00 am GP 154 (House)
- 2025-12-19: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 20 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-19: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23426)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23426)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1427-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).