# New Hampshire HB1505: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps.

New Hampshire HB1505, requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Diane Pauer (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-04-10 (Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1505
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- Sponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dale R Girard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald S McFarlane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim A Kofalt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Sweeney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith Michael Ammon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael E Granger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard W. Lascelles (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Unknown sponsor (PersonID 909)

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-10: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/16/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Hearing: 03/24/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:25 am; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 62 (House)
- 2026-02-13: Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Referred to Finance 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 43 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0233h: MA DV 180-171 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 43 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Amendment # 2026-0233h: AA VV 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 42 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-02-05: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0233h 02/03/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 6 P. 16 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Executive Session: 02/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 154 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Public Hearing: 01/23/2026 01:15 pm GP 154 (House)
- 2025-12-10: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 23 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23849)

## 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=23849)

## 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-HB1505-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).