# New Hampshire SB514: preventing ballot questions concerning alterations to municipal tax caps from being altered by local legislative bodies.

New Hampshire SB514, preventing ballot questions concerning alterations to municipal tax caps from being altered by local legislative bodies., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Keith R. Murphy (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-02-12 (Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB514
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: preventing ballot questions concerning alterations to municipal tax caps from being altered by local legislative bodies.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-02-12, Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
- Sponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- 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: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon M. Carson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-12: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Hearing: 01/20/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 10:00 am; SC 2 (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22054)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- 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)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22054)

## 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-SB514-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).