# New Hampshire SB643: (Second New 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 and requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.

New Hampshire SB643, (Second New 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 and requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin A. Avard (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-05-21 (Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB643
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (Second New 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 and requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-05-21, Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13
- Sponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (180 yes, 158 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: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Sellers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Liz F Barbour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-14 | House | OTPA | pass | 164 | 150 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Ought to Pass w/Amendment | pass | 16 | 8 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-05-21: Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1812h: MA RC 164-150 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 118 (House)
- 2026-05-14: Amendment # 2026-1812h (NT): AA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 115 (House)
- 2026-05-06: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-05-06: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1812h 05/05/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 19 P. 28 (House)
- 2026-04-29: Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 154 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 11:00 am GP 154 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 8 P. 114 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0958s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Sen. Lang Floor Amendment # 2026-0958s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee Amendment # 2026-0781s, AF, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: SB 643 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0781s, 03/05/2026; Vote 3-2; CC; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:30 am; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22323)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22323)

## 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-SB643-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).