# New Hampshire SB653: (New Title) enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.

New Hampshire SB653, (New Title) enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Timothy Lang (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 SB653
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-21, Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13
- Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (331 yes, 291 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: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Adopt Amendment | pass | 164 | 145 |   |
| 2026-05-14 | House | OTPA | pass | 167 | 146 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 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 2026-1797h: MA RC 167-146 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 124 (House)
- 2026-05-14: Amendment # 2026-1797h (NT): AA RC 164-145 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 120 (House)
- 2026-05-06: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-05-06: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1797h (NT) 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 11:20 am GP 154 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 5 P. 127 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:15 am; SC 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Introduced 01/29/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=26436)

## 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=26436)

## 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-SB653-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).