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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1581: allowing municipalities to adopt a requirement that property owners be given notice when the assessed value of their property changes by certain amounts.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1581 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: allowing municipalities to adopt a requirement that property owners be given notice when the assessed value of their property changes by certain amounts. Primary sponsor: Robert Wherry (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 16, 2026): Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert WherryPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 13
Mary FordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 3
Donald McFarlaneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseGrafton 18
Linda McGrathCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 40
Mary MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 27
Diane PauerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 36

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
  2. Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/16/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 14
  3. Hearing: 04/07/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:30 am; SC 13
  4. Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7
  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0597h: MA DV 179-164 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 49
  6. Amendment # 2026-0597h (NT): AA VV 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 49
  7. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
  8. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0597h (NT) 02/17/2026 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 10 P. 70
  9. Executive Session: 02/17/2026 09:00 am GP 154
  10. Public Hearing: 01/30/2026 09:40 am GP 154
  11. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 26

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source