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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 643: 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.

Passed both chambers 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

SB 643 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on November 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Kevin Avard (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2026): Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin AvardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Liz BarbourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 35
Tim LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Keith MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
John SellersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseGrafton 10
Victoria SullivanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“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. Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13
  2. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1812h: MA RC 164-150 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 118
  3. Amendment # 2026-1812h (NT): AA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 115
  4. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
  5. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1812h 05/05/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 19 P. 28
  6. Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 154
  7. Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 11:00 am GP 154
  8. Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 8 P. 114
  9. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0958s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
  10. Sen. Lang Floor Amendment # 2026-0958s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
  11. Committee Amendment # 2026-0781s, AF, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
  12. SB 643 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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